Table 1

Palate dimensions according to postmenstrual age (mean (SEM))

		Postmenstrual age (weeks)
		28	32	36	40	53	66	92
Palate depth (mm)	6.20 (0.36) n=19	6.84 (0.18) n=42	7.44 (0.18) n=37	8.17 (0.21) n=35	9.34 (0.15) n=27	9.24 (0.34) n=27	9.37 (0.30) n=27
Palate width (mm)	20.93 (0.65) n=19	23.38 (0.46) n=42	25.79 (0.46) n=36	28.28 (0.42) n=34	31.20 (0.49) n=26	32.16 (0.54) n=28	33.80 (0.53) n=28
Palatal index	0.30 (0.02) n=19	0.30 (0.01) n=41	0.29 (0.01) n=36	0.29 (0.01) n=34	0.30 (0.01) n=26	0.29 (0.01) n=27	0.28 (0.01) n=27