TY - JOUR
T1 - Morphology of the palate, palatal rugae pattern, and dental arch form in patients with schizophrenia
AU - Franco, Raquel Porto Alegre Valente
AU - Mobile, Rafael Zancan
AU - Filla, Clarissa de Fátima Santos
AU - Sbalqueiro, Ricardo
AU - de Lima, Antônio Adilson Soares
AU - Silva, Rhonan Ferreira
AU - Paranhos, Luiz Renato
AU - Tanaka, Orlando Motohiro
AU - Turkina, Anna
AU - Franco, Ademir
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors express their gratitude to all the medical, dental, and university staff who supported this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Special Care Dentistry Association and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Aims: This study aimed to investigate the morphology of the palate, palatal rugae pattern, and dental arch form in patients with schizophrenia. Methods and results: An observational case-control study was designed following the STROBE statement and checklist. The sample consisted of 132 patients (39 diagnosed with schizophrenia and 93 controls). Dental casts of the patients were classified based on the pattern of their palatal rugae, their dental arch form, and the area of their palate. The palatal rugae in patients with schizophrenia had a more random distribution and shape compared to the control group (P =.027). Oval dental arches were the most prevalent in both groups (P =.473). The palate area was slightly larger in the control group (3.2318 ± 0.549 mm2) compared with the group of patients with schizophrenia (3.060 ± 0.470 mm2) (P =.090). Conclusion: Palatal rugae pattern may feature as a potential minor physical anomaly for schizophrenia. Additional studies with alternative sampling and classification systems are necessary to understand this finding and its applications in practice.
AB - Aims: This study aimed to investigate the morphology of the palate, palatal rugae pattern, and dental arch form in patients with schizophrenia. Methods and results: An observational case-control study was designed following the STROBE statement and checklist. The sample consisted of 132 patients (39 diagnosed with schizophrenia and 93 controls). Dental casts of the patients were classified based on the pattern of their palatal rugae, their dental arch form, and the area of their palate. The palatal rugae in patients with schizophrenia had a more random distribution and shape compared to the control group (P =.027). Oval dental arches were the most prevalent in both groups (P =.473). The palate area was slightly larger in the control group (3.2318 ± 0.549 mm2) compared with the group of patients with schizophrenia (3.060 ± 0.470 mm2) (P =.090). Conclusion: Palatal rugae pattern may feature as a potential minor physical anomaly for schizophrenia. Additional studies with alternative sampling and classification systems are necessary to understand this finding and its applications in practice.
KW - morphology
KW - palatal rugae
KW - schizophrenia
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U2 - 10.1111/scd.12408
DO - 10.1111/scd.12408
M3 - Article
C2 - 31329315
AN - SCOPUS:85069693089
SN - 0275-1879
VL - 39
SP - 464
EP - 470
JO - Special Care in Dentistry
JF - Special Care in Dentistry
IS - 5
ER -