Original Research
Year : 2023 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 2 | Page : 17-30
The Assessment of Palatal Rugae Characteristics in Different Malocclusions- A Scoping Review
Balasubramanian1 , Sanjana Thiagarajan2 , Manoghna Koduri3 , Uma Revathi Gopalakrishnan4 , Vidhya Selvaraj5
1,2,3 Post Graduate Student, 4Professor, 5Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai-600130.
Address for Correspondence :
Sanjana T, MDS
Post graduate student, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai-600130, India. Email id: sanjanarajan.sr@gmail.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Early diagnosis of malocclusion and intercepting the malocclusion at an earlier stage is inevitable in orthodontics. The morphological characteristics of palatal rugae are set up at an early age and are stable in their position and pattern throughout the life of an individual, hence they are used as a reference landmark for superimposition and evaluate the extent of tooth movement in orthodontics. This review aims to analyze the orthodontic literature regarding the association of palatal rugae pattern with different malocclusion.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
To analyse the literature regarding the association of palatal rugae pattern with different malocclusion by using the keywords palatal rugae or plica palatine transversae or rugoscopy and malocclusion or sagittal malocclusion or class I or class II or class III or skeletal pattern and stability and orthodontics or orthodontia. The pubmed, Google scholar, Embase databases were searched till June 2022.
RESULTS
Wavy and Curved type of rugae was more common rugae pattern in all group of malocclusions. Many studies found there is no statistically significant difference in palatal rugae among malocclusion. However, few studies showing that largest number of rugae is present in class II malocclusion than class I and class III.
CONCLUSION
This review provides evidence of a distinct pattern of Palatal rugae in Class I and Class III malocclusion and largest number in Class II but to ascertain its statistical significance, further research is needed with a larger sample size.
KEYWORDS – Palatal Rugae, Malocclusion, Skeletal Pattern, Rugoscopy
SOURCE OF FUNDING
Nil in terms of financial assistance or sponsorship.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
No conflicts of interest exist.
How to cite this article: Ramakrishnan, B., Thiagarajan, S., Manoghna, K., Gopalakrishnan, U. R., & selvaraj, V. (2023). The Assessment of Palatal Rugae Characteristics in Different Malocclusions- A Scoping Review : Original Research. International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation, 14(2), 17–30. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjorthodrehabil.v14i2.611
