Relationship of fovea palatine to anterior vibrating line as a reliable guide in determining the posterior limit of maxillary denture.

Rimsha Ahmed; Rachna Maheshwari; Swatantra Agarwal; Tanushree Negi

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Relationship of fovea palatine to anterior vibrating line as a reliable guide in determining the posterior limit of maxillary denture.

Rimsha Ahmed, Rachna Maheshwari, Swatantra Agarwal, Tanushree Negi

Abstract :

The role of Posterior Palatal Seal area in retention of maxillary denture is well established. There is a lot of variation in results of studies when it comes to relating the anatomic landmarks like Fovea Palatine to the posterior extent of the maxillary denture. This study was carried out with the aim of reaching to a concrete conclusion whether fovea palatinae can be used as a reliable guide in determining the posterior limit of maxilllary denture or not. Anterior viating line was marked with indelible pencil using two different methods. Relationship between anterior viating line and fovea palatinae was analysed with a metal calliper and metallic scale. There was a mean distance of 1.041 mm and 0.5mm between Anterior Viating Line and fovea palatinae when palpatory method and valsalva maneuver were used respectively. Using paired t test it was concluded that there is statistically significant difference between the lines marked by these two methods.