Home > F. Pathology by regions > Head and neck > Head > Mouth - Oral cavity > Palate > hard palate
hard palate
Sunday 4 February 2018
| WKP |
Definition : The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth. It is formed by the palatine process of the maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone, and spans the arch formed by the upper teeth.