Abstract
Objective: To derive a three-dimensional mathematical description of normal human hard tissue palatal size and shape. Methods: The maxillary dental casts of 30 adolescents free from respiratory problems, who had a complete (28 teeth) permanent sound dentition with normal occlusion, were studied. The x, y, z coordinates of several standardized palatal and dental landmarks were obtained with a computerized three-dimensional digitizer. Palatal landmarks were used to derive a mathematical equation of palatal shape in the frontal and sagittal planes. Palatal width, length, frontal and sagittal heights, and sagittal slope, as well as dental arch transverse and anteroposterior dimensions, were computed. Results: Neither the size nor the shape of the palate was significantly influenced by gender. Only the intercanine distance was larger (p <.025) in males than in females. Conclusions: Data collected in the present investigation could represent a first database for the quantitative description of normal human palatal morphology in subjects with a complete permanent dentition.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 396-401 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 1998 |
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Keywords
- Human
- Mathematical model
- Morphometry
- Palate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Dentistry(all)
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Quantitative description of the morphology of the human palate by a mathematical equation. / Ferrario, Virgilio F.; Sforza, Chiarella; Schmitz, Johannes H.; Colombo, Anna.
In: Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, Vol. 35, No. 5, 09.1998, p. 396-401.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Ferrario, Virgilio F.
AU - Sforza, Chiarella
AU - Schmitz, Johannes H.
AU - Colombo, Anna
PY - 1998/9
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N2 - Objective: To derive a three-dimensional mathematical description of normal human hard tissue palatal size and shape. Methods: The maxillary dental casts of 30 adolescents free from respiratory problems, who had a complete (28 teeth) permanent sound dentition with normal occlusion, were studied. The x, y, z coordinates of several standardized palatal and dental landmarks were obtained with a computerized three-dimensional digitizer. Palatal landmarks were used to derive a mathematical equation of palatal shape in the frontal and sagittal planes. Palatal width, length, frontal and sagittal heights, and sagittal slope, as well as dental arch transverse and anteroposterior dimensions, were computed. Results: Neither the size nor the shape of the palate was significantly influenced by gender. Only the intercanine distance was larger (p <.025) in males than in females. Conclusions: Data collected in the present investigation could represent a first database for the quantitative description of normal human palatal morphology in subjects with a complete permanent dentition.
AB - Objective: To derive a three-dimensional mathematical description of normal human hard tissue palatal size and shape. Methods: The maxillary dental casts of 30 adolescents free from respiratory problems, who had a complete (28 teeth) permanent sound dentition with normal occlusion, were studied. The x, y, z coordinates of several standardized palatal and dental landmarks were obtained with a computerized three-dimensional digitizer. Palatal landmarks were used to derive a mathematical equation of palatal shape in the frontal and sagittal planes. Palatal width, length, frontal and sagittal heights, and sagittal slope, as well as dental arch transverse and anteroposterior dimensions, were computed. Results: Neither the size nor the shape of the palate was significantly influenced by gender. Only the intercanine distance was larger (p <.025) in males than in females. Conclusions: Data collected in the present investigation could represent a first database for the quantitative description of normal human palatal morphology in subjects with a complete permanent dentition.
KW - Human
KW - Mathematical model
KW - Morphometry
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JO - Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
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