Morphology of the soft palate in normal humans with digital cephalometry / 华西口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the morphology of the soft palate in normal humans with digital radiography and to provide the references for therapy of the cleft.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>106 normal people were involved. The morphology of the soft palate was observed with digital cephalometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All static images of soft palate could be divided into six types Shuttle-shaped, crescent-shaped, strip-shaped, S-shaped, hamulus-shaped and anomalous shaped. The dynamic image was knee-shaped.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The morphology of the soft palate is varied.</p>