Vol 62, No 3 (2003)
Original article
Submitted: 2012-02-06
Published online: 2003-06-09
The morphological appearance of the palatine torus in the Cracovian skulls (XV-XVIII century)
Janusz Skrzat, Dominika Holiat, Jerzy Walocha
Folia Morphol 2003;62(3):183-186.
Vol 62, No 3 (2003)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Submitted: 2012-02-06
Published online: 2003-06-09
Abstract
The paper presents a morphological analysis of the palatine torus of the Cracovian
skull dated from XV-XVIIIth century. The cranial collection analysed comprised
98 skulls with the hard palate preserved but only 27 male and 28 female
skulls showed the palatine torus. The length, breadth and height of the palatine
torus were measured, and a visual inspection of the position and form of the
torus was performed. Our findings suggest that most typical of the skulls analysed
is a medium-sized mound-shaped palatine torus in an antero-posterior position,
which means that the torus occupies the palatal processes of the maxilla
and the horizontal plates of the palatine bones along the mid-palatal suture.
Mean parameters of the palatine torus were established as: length - 25.7 mm
(male) and 28.3 mm (female), width - 10.8 mm (male) and 10.2 mm (female),
height 2.7 (male) and 3.2 mm (female). There are no significant differences
between mean values of the parameters of the palatine torus.
Abstract
The paper presents a morphological analysis of the palatine torus of the Cracovian
skull dated from XV-XVIIIth century. The cranial collection analysed comprised
98 skulls with the hard palate preserved but only 27 male and 28 female
skulls showed the palatine torus. The length, breadth and height of the palatine
torus were measured, and a visual inspection of the position and form of the
torus was performed. Our findings suggest that most typical of the skulls analysed
is a medium-sized mound-shaped palatine torus in an antero-posterior position,
which means that the torus occupies the palatal processes of the maxilla
and the horizontal plates of the palatine bones along the mid-palatal suture.
Mean parameters of the palatine torus were established as: length - 25.7 mm
(male) and 28.3 mm (female), width - 10.8 mm (male) and 10.2 mm (female),
height 2.7 (male) and 3.2 mm (female). There are no significant differences
between mean values of the parameters of the palatine torus.
Keywords
palatine torus; torus palatinus; hard palate
Title
The morphological appearance of the palatine torus in the Cracovian skulls (XV-XVIII century)
Journal
Folia Morphologica
Issue
Vol 62, No 3 (2003)
Article type
Original article
Pages
183-186
Published online
2003-06-09
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2003;62(3):183-186.
Keywords
palatine torus
torus palatinus
hard palate
Authors
Janusz Skrzat
Dominika Holiat
Jerzy Walocha