Year : 2021

Volume : Volume 12

Issue : Issue 5

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Puja Hazari,
hazaripuja@yahoo.in

Abstract

Background: The depth of the palatal vault has many clinical implications in the treatment modalities for complete and partial denture patients. The depth of the palate is related to denture retention and stability, speech, and swallowing and is significantly believed to play a role in cases of midline fractures of maxillary dentures. Materials and Methods: Four hundred male and female subjects were randomly selected from the city of Bhopal. In this study, alginate impressions of completely edentulous maxilla of all subjects were made. The impressions were poured in Type II gypsum product to obtained cast. The casts were then labeled with patient information. The palatal depth was measured using modified mechanical depth gauge. Result: The current research shows that moderate group of palatal depth revealed (48.5%) highest score as compare to deep (8%) and shallow (43.5%) group of palatal depth. Female shows highest score in moderate (49%) compared to males, while males were more in deep (11.5%) group of palatal depth as compare to females. The outcome of the present study confirms statistically significant difference between each category of palatal depth, that is, P < 0.05. Conclusion: The results were statistically analyzed and showed a prevalence of moderate palatal depth in both male and female population. Keywords: Palatal vault, Flexural strength, Mid-palatine raphe, Depth gauge, Edentulous.