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Bottyán, O.: The variations of the palatum with respect to sexual dimorphism I.

Fig. 4. Mean values of palatal widths Fig. 5. Distribution of palatal indices Agreeing with the earlier authors (MARTIN-SALLER) discussing the palatal indic es, Woo also states that the female index values are greater than the male ones. In his paper, TAYLOR (1962) also treats the problem of the palatal indices, but he too, similarly to CAMPBELL, works with maxillo-alveolar measurements. The mean values of the indices of these two authors are, according to TURNER'S classification, brachyurane. These investigators have not studied sexual differences. As regards the Hungarian findings analysed herein, both sexes are brachystaphyline according to the mean value of the palatal index. Figure 5 illustrates the per cent frequency of the index values, on the basis of relegation to 5 per cent deviation classes, separating the male and female data and their respective mean values, together with the relevant individual numbers. The female values are the