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Comparative Study of Palatal Rugae Patterns in Two Populations (Arabs - Asian and Indians) | ||
| Tikrit Journal for Dental Sciences | ||
| Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2018, Pages 80-86 PDF (386.04 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.25130/tjds.6.2.5 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ali Ghanim A lokaili1; Ban Ismael Sedeeq2; Reyam Hadi3; Zainab Saleh3 | ||
| 1(1) Ass. Prof. Department of Oral Surgery, College of Dentistry, Tikrit University, Iraq. | ||
| 2(2) Ass. Prof. Department of Basic Science, College of Dentistry, Tikrit University, Iraq. | ||
| 3(3, 4)Dentist in private sector in UAE. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Palatal rugae are anatomical structures present in the roof of oral cavity; there is a significant association between rugae forms & ethnicity. The aim of this study is to compare rugae patterns in two different populations: Arabs (Asian) & Indians. 80 female participants were included in this study: 40 Arabs & 40 Indians. In the dental clinic / college of dentistry at university of Ajman in UAE.It has been found that the primary rugae lengths was significantly more in Arabs 8.325±1.3 compared to Indians 5.575±1.2, the Arabs population showed predominant wavy shaped rugae [58%], while the Indians had straight shaped rugae [40%]. These differences of the shape & lengths of palatal rugae appear as a result of genetic & environmental factors. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Palatal rugae Asian Indian | ||
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