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PART TWO OF THE ODONTOLOGY WORKSHOP

Date: 23rd October, 2021

SESSION 4: RUGAE PATTERN - BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON TYPES OF

RUGAE

The second part of the workshop on Forensic Odontology was held on 23rd October

2021. The resource person for the first session of this part was Dr. Akhil.S. Shetty, an

oral pathologist and forensic odontologist started the session by defining the word

“rugae pattern”, followed by its history. Students were intrigued to know that it dated

long back to 1932. He had demonstrated the picture of the rugae pattern making it eas-

ily understandable for the students. In his explanation, he also mentioned what they

are called otherwise along with their benefits or their role in the human body.

The resource person, thereafter, stated that the process of collecting the rugae pattern

from an individual was divided into 3-4 steps. “These rugae pattern impressions that

are collected are then analysed with the help of divider, cast, pencil and scale measure-

ment”, stated Dr. Akhil. The resource person also explained the different classifications

of these patterns with the help of images of the same. Before ending the session, he in-

cluded an example of how the rugae patterns helped solve a case of a five-year-old.