Research Article
Analysis of the Morphological Characteristics of the Palatal Rugae for Three-Dimensional Superimposition of Digital Models in Korean Subjects
Table 3
The frequency of the right and left primary rugae.
| Number of primary rugae | Right (N = 343) | Left (N = 343) | Total | P value | Number | % | Number | % | Mean % |
| 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | | 2 | 30 | 8.7 | 41 | 11.8 | 10.3 | | 3 | 150 | 43.7 | 148 | 43.2 | 43.5 | | 4 | 120 | 35.0 | 129 | 37.6 | 36.1 | 0.083 | 5 | 35 | 10.2 | 23 | 6.8 | 8.5 | | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | | Total | 343 | 100 | 343 | 100 | 100 | |
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