Background: Palatal rugoscopy, or palatoscopy, is the process by which human identification can be obtained by inspecting the transverse palatal rugae inside the mouth.
Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the potential of using palatal rugae as an aid for sex identification in Bengaluru population.
Materials And Methods: One hundred plaster casts equally distributed between males and females belonging to age range of 4-16 years were examined for different rugae patterns.