The morphology of the greater palatine canal and the greater palatine foramen in women of the first adulthood period

The Anatomical Position and Size of Greater Palatine Foramen and Canal in an Iranian Sample Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography

“…Also, in the present study, the mean canal length was higher in men than women and higher on the right than on the left. These variations are in consensus with previous studies (17)(18)(19)…”

“…Contrary to the results of our study, Carla Ikuta et al reported the highest prevalence of the anatomical position of the Greater Palatine foramen between the mesial part of the third molar to its center (53%) and then from the center of the third molar to its distal (39%) and then the distal of the third molar (19). Also, a study by Georges Aoun et al, the highest position of the Greater Palatine foramen was between the mesial to the distal of the third molar (41.38%) and then in the distal of the third molar (29.31%), which was not consistent with our results (18). The most common location of the Greater Palatine foramen was in the posterior region of the third molar, followed by in front of the center-to-distal of the third molar.…”

“…In another study in 2020, the mean median-distal diameter of the Greater Palatine foramen was measured 3.67 mm on the right and 3.64 mm on the left. This is also clinically negligible due to the slight difference of about 1 mm (18).…”