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[Morphology of the soft palate in normal humans with digital cephalometry].

Yu-Ming Niu, Hu Wang, Qian Zheng, Xing Li He, Jing Zhang, Xiaomin Li, Yong Lu

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OBJECTIVE: To study the morphology of the soft palate in normal humans with digital radiography and to provide the references for therapy of the cleft. METHODS: 106 normal people were involved. The morphology of the soft palate was observed with digital cephalometry. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: The morphology of the soft palate is varied.

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Key concepts: Soft palate, Cephalometry, Morphology (biology), Orthodontics, Soft tissue, Medicine, Dentistry, Biology