The purpose of this study is a new method that can help to identify the sex through the study
of palatal rugae, comparing sagittal sections of the hard palate using Cartesian coordinates …

A common application for intraoral scanners is the digitization of the morphology of teeth
and palatal rugae. Palatal scans are most commonly required to fabricate complete dentures …

Background Because of the individuality of the palatal rugae, they are applicable for human
identification purposes the same as the fingerprints. Therefore, it is important to assess the …

Background Palatal rugae are asymmetric and irregular ridges on the anterior palatal
region, which have proven to be useful in the field of forensic dentistry. This study aims to …

Sažetak The study of Palatal rugae to determine a person's identification is known as palatal
rugoscopy. The scientific basis of the Palatal rugae analysis is the distinctive and …

Background Palatal rugae patterns are useful in the field of forensic dentistry. Ethnicity has a
significant effect on the development and final morphological pattern of palatal rugae. This …

In forensic medicine, it is important to identify whole or fragmented bodies. This aim can be
particularly challenging in mass disasters. Palatal rugae patterns can be used as a …

Aims: This study aimed at evaluating the palatal rugae and incisive papilla on the basis of
shape. Settings and Design: The study was conducted in 280 individuals (males and …

Forensic odontology is recently used for victim identification due to natural disasters, crimes,
and other social disasters. With forensic odontology, the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) …

Background: The evaluation of palatal rugae in human identification is important because
these structures can remain intact for up to seven days after death. Aim: To compare the …