title: Study of the correlation between the linear measurements of the skull and face and palatal wide and length measures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the relation between the anthropometric linear measurements of the skull and face and the measurements of width and length of the hard palate.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three human skulls were used, and the measurements were collected with the help of a caliper and pelvimeter. The following linear measurements were studied: maximum cranial length, biporion distance, maximum face width, nasal height, palatal length, and palatal width.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After a complete descriptive assessment of the variables, we observed homogeneity in the measurements of the skull, face, and palate. There were correlations, with higher significance, between the palatal length and width and the maximum face width and the biporion distance, respectively. The biporion distance was the only measurement that was significant in the explanation, generating formulas to obtain the palatal length and width.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is possible to estimate the palatal length and the palatal width using the two models (formulas) through the measurements of the biporion distance. Because in the literature, there is no consensus, there is a need for standardization when obtaining the linear measurements of the palate.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Brenda Alves
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Trindade, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiane Miron
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Trindade, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eliane Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Goldfeder
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*