title: A classification of palatal osseous alveolar marginal exostoses--POAMES.
abstract: The bony palates of 1,122 dentate dry human skulls were examined for Palatal Osseous Alveolar Marginal Exostoses (POAMES). Four types of POAMES were identified, namely ridges, ledges, nodular exostoses and a combination of these.
authors.affiliation: University of the Witwatersrand.
authors.forename: L Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Touyz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tau
mesh_terms: D005096:Exostoses / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D010159:Palate / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology*