Variety of soft palate morphology among people with skeletal I, II and III class patterns in digital cephalometric digital radiography in Ahvaz in 1397

Introduction: Many attempts have been made to analyze the dimensionality of soft palate and the surrounding buildings, however, less attention has been paid to the diversity of soft palate morphology and its forms. This study was conducted with the aim of diversifying the morphology of soft palate among people with class I, II and III skeletal patterns in digital cephalometric digital radiography in Ahvaz in 1397. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed retrospectively using digital lateral cephalometric images available in the archives of the radiology department of Ahvaz Jundishapur Dental School. A total of 162 individuals with different skeletal patterns participated in our study to determine the type of soft palate morphology. Their soft palate shape was examined and divided into 6 groups. Selected radiographs were evaluated under the supervision of a maxillofacial radiologist and the data obtained were analyzed by software SPSS20. Results: The results of the present study showed that the rat's soft palate morphology (61.7%) was the most common morphology in all three skeletal patterns studied, and the distorted or S-shaped type (Distorted / s type) With 2.5%, it had the lowest prevalence in all three skeletal patterns. Also, 51.2% of the mentioned individuals had the second class skeletal pattern, followed by class one with 37% and class three with 11.8%. They took over the outbreak. Conclusion In the study population, there was a variety of soft palate morphology in radiographic images of patients, the most common type being rat tail, and there is no significant difference between the three maxillary skeletal patterns in terms of soft palate morphology distribution.