CONTENTS
Literature
The Normal Palate
The Maldeveloped Palate
Collection of Data
Measurements Taken
Method of Obtaining Measurements
Selection of Material
Data Listed
Analysis of Data
Test for Normality
Division of Data
Analysis of the Difference between Normal and Cleft Palates
Fronto-occipital Diameter
Surface Width of Palate
Widest Transverse Diameter of Palate
Height of Palate
Length of Alveolar Process
Width of the Cleft
Comment
Summary
The investigator should consider himself fortunate if he finds a field of investigation in which opinions and estimates have long been expressed and in which more recently the fundamentals have been subjected to debate in a tone of controversy. He should be especially pleased if he takes up this subject with the intention of applying the comparatively newer quantitative methods of analysis and finds that these methods have not yet been tried in this particular field, although they are well suited for it.
Investigation of the
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