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Differences in the palatal rugae shape in two populations of India.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Oct 2007
Nayak Preethi, Acharya Ashith B, Padmini A T, Kaveri H
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate differences in the shape of the palatal rugae in two populations of India and develop discriminant function to identify the populations based on rugae shape. METHODS: Thirty plaster casts from each population group, equally distributed between the sexes and belonging to similar age-group, were examined for rugae shape (straight, wavy, curved, unification and...
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