Uniformity of palatal volume and surface area in various malocclusions.

Aims: To assess palatal volume, surface area and linear dimensions across sagittal and vertical components of malocclusion.

Methods: Pre-treatment cephalographs and dental casts of 178 non-growing patients (88 males, 90 females, age 25.81 ± 8.

Morphometric analysis of palatal rugae in different malocclusions.

Objectives: Studies of the association between palatal rugae (PR) and malocclusion are scarce. While unstable following treatment such as rapid maxillary expansion, we hypothesized that PR differ among malocclusions because of genetic determination but also different environmental conditions during development. Our goal was to assess the possible association between PR morphometric measurements and both sagittal and vertical characteristics of malocclusion.