Morphometric Study of the Hard Palate and Its Relevance to Dental and Forensic Sciences

Table 3

Mean palatal arch dimensions, SIP, CAIP, and CPIP in Jordanian children.

Variables	Male	Female	t-test
	Mean ± SD (mm)	Mean ± SD (mm)	value
Length	34.23 ± 2.98	32.20 ± 3.08	0.042
Width	39.39 ± 2.92	35.65 ± 2.28	0.000
Depth	12.22 ± 1.96	11.77 ± 1.65	0.671
SIP	7.00 ± 0.43	5.82 ± 0.36	0.000
CAIP	3.75 ± 0.65	3.20 ± 0.45	0.183
CPIP	10.9 ± 1.02	10.0 ± 0.99	0.165

SIP, size of the incisive papilla; CAIP, distance between the labial surfaces of the central incisors and the anterior border of the incisive papilla; CPIP, distance between the labial surfaces of the central incisors and the posterior border of the incisive papilla. Significant difference between males and females. Males and females were compared using Student’s t-test.