Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls

Evidence supports a clear racial variation in the position of the greater palatine foramen. Therefore detailed knowledge of the population specific data on biometric features of the greater palatine foramen will facilitate therapeutic, local anesthetic and surgical manipulations in the maxillo-facia...

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Autores principales:	Ilayperuma,Isurani, Nanayakkara,Ganananda, Palahepitiya,Nadeeka
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2014
Materias:	Greater palatine foramen Morphometry Sri Lanka
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220140004000462015-11-16Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan SkullsIlayperuma,IsuraniNanayakkara,GananandaPalahepitiya,Nadeeka Greater palatine foramen Morphometry Sri Lanka Evidence supports a clear racial variation in the position of the greater palatine foramen. Therefore detailed knowledge of the population specific data on biometric features of the greater palatine foramen will facilitate therapeutic, local anesthetic and surgical manipulations in the maxillo-facial region. The goal of this study was to elucidate the morphological features and precise anatomical position of the greater palatine foramen with reference to surrounding anatomical landmarks in an adult Sri Lankan population. A total of one hundred and thirty six adult dry skulls were assessed to determine the number, shape, direction of opening of the greater palatine foramen and straight distance from it to the palatine midline, posterior margin of the hard palate and incisive fossa. The position of the greater palatine foramen was determined in relation to the maxillary molars. The results indicated that 82.35% of the greater palatine foramina had an oval outline and located in line with the long axis of the upper third molar (77.20%). The greater palatine foramen was located 15.24 mm lateral to the median sagittal plane of the hard palate and 4.51 mm anterior to the posterior border of the hard palate. In 50% of the cases the greater palatine foramen opened in an antero-medial direction. The results of the current study further highlight the racial differences in the position of the greater palatine foramen and emphasize the need for meticulous preoperative evaluation of the greater palatine foramen in patients who are candidates for maxillo-facial surgeries and regional block anesthesia.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.32 n.4 20142014-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022014000400046en10.4067/S0717-95022014000400046
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spellingShingle	Greater palatine foramen Morphometry Sri Lanka Ilayperuma,Isurani Nanayakkara,Ganananda Palahepitiya,Nadeeka Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls
description	Evidence supports a clear racial variation in the position of the greater palatine foramen. Therefore detailed knowledge of the population specific data on biometric features of the greater palatine foramen will facilitate therapeutic, local anesthetic and surgical manipulations in the maxillo-facial region. The goal of this study was to elucidate the morphological features and precise anatomical position of the greater palatine foramen with reference to surrounding anatomical landmarks in an adult Sri Lankan population. A total of one hundred and thirty six adult dry skulls were assessed to determine the number, shape, direction of opening of the greater palatine foramen and straight distance from it to the palatine midline, posterior margin of the hard palate and incisive fossa. The position of the greater palatine foramen was determined in relation to the maxillary molars. The results indicated that 82.35% of the greater palatine foramina had an oval outline and located in line with the long axis of the upper third molar (77.20%). The greater palatine foramen was located 15.24 mm lateral to the median sagittal plane of the hard palate and 4.51 mm anterior to the posterior border of the hard palate. In 50% of the cases the greater palatine foramen opened in an antero-medial direction. The results of the current study further highlight the racial differences in the position of the greater palatine foramen and emphasize the need for meticulous preoperative evaluation of the greater palatine foramen in patients who are candidates for maxillo-facial surgeries and regional block anesthesia.
author	Ilayperuma,Isurani Nanayakkara,Ganananda Palahepitiya,Nadeeka
author_facet	Ilayperuma,Isurani Nanayakkara,Ganananda Palahepitiya,Nadeeka
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title	Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls
title_short	Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls
title_full	Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls
title_fullStr	Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls
title_full_unstemmed	Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls
title_sort	morphometric evaluation of the greater palatine foramen in adult sri lankan skulls
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2014
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022014000400046
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Morphometric Evaluation of the Greater Palatine Foramen in Adult Sri Lankan Skulls

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