title: A study of correlation between posterior palatal seal width and soft palatal angulation with palatal contour.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The spatial relationship of posterior palatal seal (PPS) width and vibrating lines varies among individuals. Such variability could be related to contour of the palate.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between PPS width of the patient intra-orally and cephalometric tracing of the same patient. Second part of the study was formulated to determine whether the anterior and posterior vibrating lines can be distinguished as two separate lines by different observers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A lateral cephalogram was made to trace the hard and soft palatal contour, and the angle of the palatal contour was measured with the v-ceph program. Correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between the distance from anterior to posterior vibrating lines and the angle of the palatal contour at the junction of the hard and soft palate.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data were analyzed using the Karl Pearson Correlation test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Correlation of the angle of the palatal contour to PPS width, showed perfectly positive value; whereas, correlation of angle between anterior nasal spine-posterior nasal spine (ANS-PNS) and PNS-Uvula (U) to PPS width showed partially positive value.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The correlation of angle between hard tissue and soft tissue to PPS width, and the angle between ANS-PNS and PNS-U to PPS width, increases with an increase in PPS width.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodonontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Rupal J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodonontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lagdive
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodonontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Divyeshkumar B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodonontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Bhavyata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Darji
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodonontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Vedanshi A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodonontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Ghanshyambhai C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Patel
keywords: Anterior nasal spine-posterior nasal spine line; posterior nasal spine-Uvula line; posterior palatal seal; vibrating line