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Volume 4 Issue 1 (January - February, 2016)

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ANALYSIS OF PALATAL RUGAE PATTERNS IN POPULATION OF MALWA REGION OF PUNJAB- A FORENSIC STUDY
Ashwini Kumar, Bhagya Shree, Piyush Gandhi, Rajiv Joshi

Background: Palatal rugae consist of three to seven ridges radiating out from the incisive papilla on the anterior most part of the palate. These rugae pattern can be used in various fields such as sex determination, orthodontics and forensic identification. Aim: To establish the individual’s identity based on the palatal rugae patterns.  Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 200 study models all of whom were subjects above 20 years old. Martin dos Santos’ classification was followed  to assess the individuality of rugae pattern. Results: Each individual had different set of rugae patterns which are not symmetrical, both in number and in its distribution.  Conclusion: In the light of results of our study, palatal rugae can be used as one of the effective tools in forensic field for individual identification.
Keywords: Palatoscopy, Rugae pattern , Rugoscopy

Corresponding author: Dr Ashwini Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, E mail drashwinifmt@gmail.com
This article may be cited as:  Kumar A, Shree B, Gandhi P, Joshi R. Analysis of Palatal Rugae Patterns in Population of Malwa Region Of Punjab: A Forensic Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(5):44-47.

 
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