Canals for the greater palatine nerve and vessels in the hard palate

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.