Table 3 Comparison of palatal height among primary, mixed and permanent dentitions; and between males and females

11.16^a ± 1.63

10.90^a ± 1.35

11.51^a ± 1.99

15.08^a ± 1.31

15.07^a ± 1.61

15.10^a ± 0.85

7.77^c ± 3.54

9.63^c ± 1.79

5.21^b ± 0.65

11.87^a ± 5.29

13.02^a ± 7.87

11.03^a ± 1.63

13.70^a ± 3.74

13.30^a ± 4.31

13.99^a ± 3.30

4.00^a ± 2.21

4.02^a ± 2.06

3.98^a ± 2.35

15.55^b ± 2.46

15.91^b ± 2.4

15.24^b ± 2.48

19.38^b ± 2.45

19.74^b ± 2.45

19.09^b ± 2.42

6.23^b ± 1.84

6.88^b ± 2.03

5.69^b ± 1.48

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.043

<  0.001

14.65 ± 4.61

13.83 ± 2.97

17.68 ± 4.06

17.42 ± 3.49

6.53 ± 6.38

5.19 ± 1.86