[Modifications of the height of the palate by orthodontic therapy]

The height of palate was determined on 400 and on 70 subjects treated orthodontically through the use of removable appliances and by extraction therapy, respectively. Initial and final patterns were used for measurements. A measuring method developed by the authors is described. In the majority of cases, decreases in the height of palate could not be observed, which is in contrast with data reported in the literature. There were only slight differences between the two groups of subjects included in this study. The height of palate was found to change independently of the degree of jaw widening.