A Comparative Rugoscopic Study of the Dentate and Edentulous Individuals in the South Indian Population

Table 1

Table showing the mean value of different rugae patterns among edentulous subjects.

	Male edentulous	Female edentulous
Straight	2.20	2.50	0.020*
Curve	2.40	2.30	0.488
Wavy	0.00	0.10	<0.001*
Circular	0.10	0.05	0.048
Unification	0.20	0.10	<0.001*
Nonspecific	0.10	0.00	0.001*

∗Statistically significant value.