THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MENTAL DEFECT AND ANOMALIES OF THE HARD PALATE
Abstract
OF CASE, THEOF CHICAGO.PALATE.âIn order mental make way. individuals The and Wissler But everto determinea correlationexists betweendefect and in only(I),casts of the palates order publishedof the hard palate, it is necessary to of a great many normal and abnormalcompare work them along this in a definite line is that and specific of Channingi#{243}oot has been i present palate Peterson among hasa deformedis very frequently of the pathologicalin the feeble-minded. The frehas been testified to by manyinvestigators. Church and of the pathological palate the gators. in50%.say:stated palates Irelandby many in 1605 makessuch investiinmates it nearer of norepiasdegenerates,insane, institutionsidiots Talbot forand reported the of of43% of abnormal feeble-minded. idiots insanity of the sidesin 82% in casesmal leptics, insane,persons, 8o% and palatepalates in zo% of and feeble-minded, in general, paralytica.âapparently in 76% in the35% in casesdementia space beingthe molars palatal cavity of the(4)is of thesays:narrow, oppositeâAsan accompanimentbetween diminished. theof genetousbicuspids The height andthe of thearch is at the same time increased at the expense of the of the nares. In most cases of vaulted palate the symmetry normal curve of the dental arch is much impaired.â Howdoes not occur is normal, but Ireland quotes that of theever, he decidedly says that