Abstract
This study was carried out on 208 Nigerian bony palates in dried skulls and on 30 palates obtained from Nigerian cadavers. Out of 208 dried skulls examined, there was a unilateral spine in 21.1% of cases, a bilateral spine in 36.5% and a bony canal in 5.7%. Of the dissected palates 30% revealed the presence of an osseofibrous canal.