The Relative Form of the Palate in Class I and Class II Malocclusions

¹ University of Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri

This study was designed to examine the relationship between certain palate dimensions and the malocclusion according to Angle's classification. Measurements of width, height, and length were made on maxillary study casts taken from 100 white males having Class I malocclusion and 100 white males having Class II malocclusion (50 cases each Division I and Division II). The mean width was less in Class II than in Class I, with no significant differences between lengths or between heights. There were no differences between Class II, Division I, and Class II, Division II.