Diversity of palatal rugae patterns and their reliability in sex discrimination in a South Indian population

• Main Authors: Sai Madhavi Nallamilli (Author), Ramesh Tatapudi (Author), Sudhakara Reddy Reddy (Author), Sai Kiran Chennoju (Author), Ramya Kotha (Author), Pavani Kotha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction and Aims: Array of palatal rugae in the realm of forensic odontology has been constantly explored owing to their individual uniqueness and resistance to postmortem procedures, while their scope in sex determination and racial profiling remains understated. In this context, the present s...