Chaturvedi Saurabh, Khaled Addas Mohamed, Al Humaidi Abdullah Saad Ali, Al Qahtani Abdulrazaq Mohammed, Al Qahtani Mubarak Daghash
Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Dent. 2017;2017:3268064. doi: 10.1155/2017/3268064. Epub 2017 Aug 29.
To determine the prevalence of type of soft palate in targeted population.
Using computer technology in dentistry, intraoral digital scanner, and 3D analysis software tool, study was conducted. 100 patients selected from the outpatient clinics were divided into two groups based on the ages of 20-40 years and 41-60 years with equal ratio of males and females. Each selected patient's maxillary arch was scanned with intraoral scanner; images so obtained were sectioned in anteroposterior cross section and with the 3D analysis software; the angulation between hard and soft palate was determined.
The prevalence of type II soft palate (angulation between hard and soft palate is between 10 and 45 degrees) was highest, 60% in group 1 and 44% in group 2. The difference between genders was statistically significant with value <0.05 in both the groups, although females had higher angulation compared to the males in all classes of both groups.
In targeted population of Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of type II soft palate was more common, with higher soft palate angulation among females. The advanced age had no effect in the type of soft palate in the region.
确定目标人群中软腭类型的患病率。
利用牙科计算机技术、口腔内数字扫描仪和三维分析软件工具进行研究。从门诊患者中选取100例患者，根据年龄分为20 - 40岁和41 - 60岁两组，男女比例相等。用口腔内扫描仪对每位入选患者的上颌牙弓进行扫描；将获得的图像进行前后横断面切片，并使用三维分析软件；确定硬腭与软腭之间的角度。
II型软腭（硬腭与软腭之间的角度在10度至45度之间）的患病率最高，第1组为60%，第2组为44%。两组中性别差异均具有统计学意义（P值<0.05），尽管在两组的所有类别中女性的角度均高于男性。
在沙特阿拉伯阿西尔省的目标人群中，II型软腭更为常见，女性的软腭角度更高。高龄对该地区软腭类型没有影响。
