title: Contours of the edentulous palate.
abstract: Diagnostic casts were made of the palates of 123 patients who had complete dentures. Categorization of all cross-arch palatal forms yielded a distribution in which 93% showed some variation of a U-shaped palatal form, be it angular or mildly curved. Along the midline, 12% had steep anterior inclines, curved midpalatal regions, and curved posterior palates; 69% had moderate anterior inclinations, curved midpalates, and curved posterior palates; 12% had palates that were moderately inclined anteriorly, flat in the midpalatal section, and flat posteriorly. The remaining palates were predominantly flat in two of the three regions measured.
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology*; D003765:Models, Dental; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology*