Case report on orthodontic treatment of a unique case of. This chapter focuses on the role of palatal rugoscopy in forensic odontology. Palatal rugae patterns as bioindicators of identification. Elastics or rubber bands for braces help move the upper and lower teeth relative to each other, ultimately achieving a better bite. Francesca vailati md, dmd, msc private practice, senior lecturer, department of fixed prosthodontics and occlusion, school of dental medicine, university of geneva, switzerland abstract aim in this case report a conservative approach for the management of dental erosion is described.
These rugae patterns are studied for various purposes, mainly in the fields of anthropology, genetics, orthodontics, prosthodontics, and forensic science. Investigations on the palatal rugae pattern in cleft patients. Treatment of a case of extreme overbite in which the. In forensic odontology dentists play a major role in sustaining legal and criminal issues. The study investigated the relationship of the palatal rugae to points and distances of the cleft palate during the time period from birth to early mixed dentition in subjects with unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate by means of threedimensional measuring system. Palatine rugae and their significance in clinical dentistry. Nonsurgical treatment for a severe anterior and lateral open. Describe the blood and nerve supply of mucosa and muscles of palate and tongue 3. So both palatal rugae and lip grooves can be used successfully in human identification4. Martinsdossantos 1946 facilitated the characterization of individual rugoscopy, by splitting palatal rugae, according to their location. Nonbiological is speech, modifies resonatory characteristics and generate speech sounds, its a series of valves to changeconstrict flow of air. Article pdf available december 2012 with 2,850 reads how we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as. The changes identified in the distances from the lateral palatal rugae points of the first and third rugae to the incisal. Orthodontic molar intrusion with palatal implant j dent specialities.
The accuracy rate of matching palatal rugae patterns before and after orthodontic treatment was 95. Palatal rugae and their role in forensic odontology. The palatal rugae can be used in the same way as fingerprints. Differentiate different parts of the oral cavity 2. Forensic odontology can be defined as a branch of dentistry. Allceramic prosthetic rehabilitation of the upper incisors. Fiene 10 1958 discovered that the palatal rugae could be helpful in anthropological paternity investigations. Palatal rugae for the construction of forensic identification. Palatal rugae patterns as bioindicators of identification in. Palatal rugae patterns as an adjuvant to gender determination in forensic identification procedures in a paediatric population jaisingh r1 deshmukh s2 and srilatha kt3 1final year post graduate student in mds, department of pediatric dentistry, jss dental college and hospital, mysuru, karnataka, india. Analysis of palatal rugae morphology before and after. Nonsurgical treatment of a class iii malocclusion with.
Anterior open bite treated with myofunctional therapy and palatal crib the journal of contemporary dental practice, march 2015. Class iii malocclusions are classified into four types of skeletal and dental relationships with either 1 mandibular protrusion, 2 maxillary retrusion, 3 a combination of the two, or 4 a normal relationship of the jaws. Case report international dental journal of students research. Events contributing to changes in rugae pattern 5, 6 finger sucking in childhood persistent pressure due to orthodontic treatment local effect on lateral rugae after tooth. Anterior open bite treated with myofunctional therapy and. The subject can be divided roughly into three major fields of activity. Composite palatal veneers to restore a case of severe dental.
Introduction forensic odontology is a specialty in dentistry which occupies a primary niche within the total spectrum of methods applied to medicolegal identification. Palatine rugae are unique to individual can therefore be used for individual identification in forensic odontology. Ana maria cantor discusses treatment for a patients esthetic challenge. To determine the stability of the palatal rugae during fixed orthodontic treatment and to verify the accuracy rate of identification by comparing the rugae patterns on preoperative. Palatal rugoscopy implementation in forensic odontology a. Identify the effect of nerve paralysis on those muscles and their related function 4. Research article open access palatal rugae patterns as an. The articulators are the tongue, teeth, palates, and lips. A tool for sex identification in forensic odontology. The restorations are based only on adhesive techniques. Palatal rugae a finger print of oral cavity open access. Journal of dentistry and oral biology impact factor. Luke mahler department of biology washington university in st.
Sharad c purohit 1, vandana shah 2, bs manjunatha 3, keshav handge 2, n mahita reddy 2, and shital kumar gs 1. Class ii division 2 malocclusion with deep overbite baharak fooladi,a tarryn maccarthy,b tracy maloney,c and lokesh surid boston, mass this case report was part of the resident display of cases sponsored by the college of diplomates of the american board of orthodontics at the annual session of the american association of. Evaluation of palatal rugoscopy in dentulous and edentulous. Palatal rugae have been considered relevant for human identification due to its stability, which is equivalent to the fingerprint, in that it is unique for each ruga pattern. Department of zoology field museum of natural history 1400 south lake shore drive. It is a useful identification method of identification, taking into account the risk of five criteria that exclude the possibility of errors, since any model was coincident with another in any point.
Palatal rugae pattern can be used for forensic identification of oral soft tissue and this study proposes a new means for the identification by coding of palatal rugae pattern based on the shape, quantity, location and distribution. Palatoscopy or palatal rugoscopy, is the name given to the study of palatal rugae in order to establish a persons individuality. Jun 22, 2012 palatal rugae are anatomical wrinkles or folds called plica palatine, the asymmetrical connective tissue located on the anterior third of the palate behind the incisive papilla. The anatomical position of the rugae inside the oral cavity surrounded by cheek, lips, tongue and the buccal pad of fat also give some protection in cases of trauma or incineration.
Palatal rugae and their role in forensic odontology jain. Rugae patterns have been studied for various purposes, in the field of anthropology, comparative anatomy, genetics, forensic odontology, prosthodontics and orthodontics. Palatal rugae patterns are unique to an individual, and can therefore be used for individual identification in forensic odontology. Palatal rugae pattern analysis has been employed successfully in positive human identification. Stability of palatal rugae as a forensic marker in orthodontically treated cases. Class ii division 2 malocclusion with deep overbite. Readers may now comment on letters ia the bdj website u. This study was conducted to determine the morphological characteristics of palatine rugae and to assess the existence of side asymmetry in them in sudanese arabs. A tool for sex identification in forensic odontology article pdf available in research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and chemical sciences 63. Initial corresponding to the most anterior ridge, on the right of the palate, which is always represented by a capital.
This paper is going to explain the role of palatal rugae in the forensic odontology as in certain situations, if teeth are lost due to any reason, then the use of human palatal rugae has been suggested as an alternative method for identification. T he following report is of a boy, aged eleven years, height fiftyfive inches, and weight seventyfour pounds. Authors must sign the letter, which may be edited or reasons o space. Oct 18, 2015 the rugae pattern was categorized in two ways. Matching palatal rugae patterns before and after orthodontic treatment. The orthodontic rubber bands are typically effective for correcting overbites, underbites, or other types of alignments of the jaw. Personal identification is a difficult issue, involving different disciplines, from forensic odontology to genetics. In this system, compound rugae of two or more branches were counted as one, whether they were v or yshaped. Moreover, the results of several studies show a significant association between rugae forms and different races. Mar 03, 2016 forensic odontology involves the management, examination, evaluation and presentation of dental evidence in criminal or civil proceedings, all in the interest of justice.
Importance of palatal rugae in individual identification. Palatal rugae refer to the ridges on the anterior part of the palatal mucosa on each side of the. Palatal rugae pattern is unique to an individual and it can therefore be used in establishing identity which can be an adjunct in forensic medicine provided antemortem data are available. Palatal rugae appear to possess the features of an ideal forensic identification parameter, that is, uniqueness, postmortem resistance, and stability. Palatal rugae patterns have unique characteristics and have been proposed as an alternative method to establish identity when other means, such as fingerprints and dental records, are not attainable. Stability of palatal rugae as a forensic marker in. Morphology, development, attachment, and replacement d. Morphological study of palatal rugae in a sudanese population. The principal aim of the present study was to evaluate the stability of palatal.
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