Upper Palate and Teeth of Down Syndrome

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Anatomic model of the upper palate representing an inidividual with Down syndrome. The type of palate is described as a gothic palate and demonstrates a unique shape. The main characteristic include being high vaulted, narrow, and V-shaped. The traits go along woth having a smaller maxilla or upper jaw, underbite and dysfunction of the upper jaw joint, leading to misalignment of the teeth. These irregular dental arches can affect swalling, breathing, the shewing of food as well as dpeech and articulation.

Published for www.downsyndromeoralhealth.com

Created by Rebekah Sadok www.atomstoart.com

This model contains restructured elements from the BodyParts 3D Lab set, The Data Base Center for Life Sciences under CC Attribution-Share-Alike 2.1 Japan.