Next observe the hard palate. Have your patient tilt their head back, and retrieve your mirror. Use your mirror to observe the incisive papilla, median palatine raphae, and palatal rugae. Do not bend over to observe the palate, use your mirror. Palpation may tickle a bit so inform your patient of this as you use a digital palpation technique. You may feel extra bone in the middle of the palate, this called palatal tori and is commonly found Next observe and palpate the maxillary tuberosities, using a digital palpation technique.