Palatal Rugae Pattern Analysis

Palatal Rugae Pattern Analysis is a morphological forensic technique that involves the systematic examination and classification of the unique, asymmetrical ridges of the human palatal mucosa for individual identification purposes.

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5.3K

Citations

471

Authors

163

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2017–2026

Parents

Palatoscopy

Children

Rugae BilateralityRugae Direction AnalysisRugae MeasurementRugae MorphologyRugae Number AnalysisRugae Pattern Age-related ChangeRugae Pattern ComparisonRugae Pattern Digital AnalysisRugae Pattern DocumentationRugae Pattern Forensic Application

Publications

133

Palatal rugae patterns in Australian Aborigines and Caucasians

Sunita Kapali, Grant C. Townsend, Lindsay Richards et al. · Australian Dental Journal · 1997 · 257 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Orthodontics, Bioarchaeology +16

Stability of the palatal rugae as landmarks for analysis of dental casts.

Marco Antônio de Oliveira Almeida, Ceib Phillips, Katherine Kula et al. · PubMed · 1995 · 213 citations

Dentistry, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry +17

The use of palatal rugae for the assessment of anteroposterior tooth movements

Brent R. Hoggan, Cyril Sadowsky · American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 2001 · 201 citations

Dentistry, Orthodontics, Oral Anatomy +12

Stability of the palatal rugae as landmarks for analysis of dental casts in extraction and nonextraction cases.

L’Tanya J. Bailey, Abbas Esmailnejad, Marco Antônio de Oliveira Almeida · PubMed · 1996 · 176 citations

Dentistry, Orthodontics, Adult Orthodontics +14

Differences in the palatal rugae shape in two populations of India

Preethi B. Nayak, Ashith B. Acharya, A.T. Padmini et al. · Archives of Oral Biology · 2007 · 139 citations

Dentistry, Anatomy, Craniofacial Biology +12

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CT
Catherine Thomas
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
4 publications · 187 citations
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T. Kotze
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
3 publications · 107 citations
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Indira Ap
Santosh University, India
2 publications · 76 citations
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Mohammed Z. Allouh
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
2 publications · 58 citations
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VK
Vijayalakshmi Kotrashetti
Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, India
2 publications · 69 citations
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Repository · 21 publications · 1.5K citations
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Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences
17 publications · 588 citations
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Journal of Forensic Sciences
JOFS · 7 publications · 189 citations
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American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
5 publications · 447 citations
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Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
4 publications · 164 citations
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