1. Palatine Rugae and Their Significance in Clinical Dentistry
Manashvini S. Patil, MDS, Sanjayagouda B. Patil, MDS, MFDS-RCPSG-UK, Ashith B. Acharya, BDS 
The Journal of the American Dental Association 
Volume 139, Issue 11, Pages (November 2008)
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2. Figure 1 The palatine rugae.
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3. Figure 2
The three sagittal dimensions used to measure the size and position of the rugal zone: a–b = incisive papilla (IP) to the anterior-most point; a–c = IP to the last primary or secondary ruga; a–d = IP to the posterior border of the last ruga.
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4. Figure 3
The four coronal dimensions of the dental arch and palate: a–b = mesiopalatal cusp of first permanent molar or second primary molar to mesiopalatal cusp of first permanent molar or second primary molar; a–c and b–c = mesiopalatal cusp of first permanent molar or second primary molar to median palatal raphae in relation to first permanent molar or second primary molar; d–c = the perpendicular distance.
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