Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Palatal Rugae Patterns in Bhopal Division: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Objective: The goal of this investigation is to assess the palatal rugae patterns in male and female participants from the Bhopal Division population. Material and Methods: A randomly selected cohort of 104 individuals, consisting of 47 males and 57 females, was included in the study. Both metric an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1015_24 |
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| Summary: | Objective:
The goal of this investigation is to assess the palatal rugae patterns in male and female participants from the Bhopal Division population.
Material and Methods:
A randomly selected cohort of 104 individuals, consisting of 47 males and 57 females, was included in the study. Both metric and non-metric characteristics of the palatal rugae were documented and analyzed using two-sample t-tests and chi-square tests, with a significance threshold set at 5%.
Results:
No significant difference was observed in the total number of rugae between genders. However, the mean number of primary rugae was significantly higher in males (P = 0.038). In contrast, females exhibited a higher mean number of vertical (P < 0.001) and fragmentary rugae (P = 0.004), with these differences achieving statistical significance.
Conclusion:
The rugae pattern demonstrates potential as a gender-differentiating characteristic, serving as a supplementary method to traditional techniques such as cranial anthropometry and dental analysis. |
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| ISSN: | 0976-4879 0975-7406 |