Bharat Kumar, Asma Naz, Haroon Baloch, Aamir Mahmood Butt.
Location of the Vibrating Line with Respect to Fovea Palatini in Class I, Class II and Class III Soft Palate Types.
J Pak Dent Assoc Jan ;25(2):59-64.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of the location of vibrating line with respect to fovea palatini in different soft palate types among patients at Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences. METHODOLOGY: A total of 197 subjects were included in the study and a clinical examination was carried out to examine the location of vibrating line whether it is anterior, posterior or at the fovea palatini in different soft palate types. RESULTS: The vibrating line was located anteriorly to the palatine fovea in 68%, 70% and 50% of subjects with Class I, II and III soft palate types. The vibrating line coincided with the palatine fovea in 32%, 30% and 50% of the subjects with Class I, II and III soft palates. None of the subject in any soft palate type had the vibrating line present posteriorly to the palatine fovea. CONCLUSIONS: The vibrating line was predominately found anterior to the palatine fovea in subjects with Class I and II soft palate palatini. KEYWORDS: Fovea Palatini, Soft Palate, Vibrating line.

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