Department of Anatomy K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, 575018, India
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A scientific knowledge of the anthropological manifestation in facial skeleton is of paramount importance in the field of orthodontics, paedodontics reconstructive maxillofacial surgery and forensic odontology. Osteometry and non-metrical observations on the human skeleton have performed on basis of scientific compilations in determination of sex, racial and ethnic demonstrations.
The bony palate sometimes shows some characteristic nonmetric variations in its morphology. Increased arch dome height and presence of the palatine torus are among the better known. This study was undertaken to determine sexual differences, palatal dimensions in 32 female and 36 male crania of Indian origin were analyzed to arrive at metrical differences in male and female adult. Our observations while reveal that there is quantifiable dimensional reduction in all parameters of measurements in the female palate. The most striking finding of ours was that palatal bilateral asymmetry was present in skulls within the same sex.
