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. 2023 Jul 14;10(7):1219. doi: 10.3390/children10071219

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Digital process involved for the surface analysis of the palate. (A) T0 (gray) and T1 (light blue) maxillary models (3-Matic software); (B) generation of the median palatal plane (MPP) using two points respectively located on the median palatal raphe adjacent to the second ruga and 1 cm distal to the first point (3-Matic software); (C) superimposition between T0m and T1 maxillary models using MPP as reference plane (3-Matic software); (D) segmentation of the palate excluding dentition (MeshMixer software version 3.5); (E) final digital palatal model (MeshMixer software).