Original Article

Year : 2017 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 1 | Page : 9 - 12

Prevalence of Different Subtypes of Type II Lip Prints among Students of Saveetha Dental College

Meenakshi Mohan, TN Uma Maheswari

From the Department of Oral Medicine, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Meenakshi Mohan, E‐mail: drmeena.mohan23@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:

Cheiloscopy, the study of lip prints, is a forensic technique for personal identification. Uniqueness of lip prints such as fingerprints helps to detect the identity of an individual. Various studies about lip prints have been conducted. The present study was conducted to establish the prevalence of subtypes of Type II variety of lip print.

Aim:

The aim of the study is to find the prevalence and different types of Type II lip prints among 100 individuals from Saveetha Dental College.

Objective:

To assess the prevalence of Type II variety of lip print. To identify which subtype of Type II lip print is commonly seen. To find whether there is any significant difference in subtypes of Type II lip print between male and female and to evaluate the most common subtype of Type II lip print seen in each compartment of lips.

Result:

Type IIa is more common among both males and females, followed by Type IIb and then Type IIc .

Conclusion:

This study has defined the subvarieties of Type II lip prints that were not given by studies of Yasuo Tsuchihashi.

Key Words: Cheiloscopy, lip prints, subtype, Type II, uniqueness

Financial support and sponsorship

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Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

How to cite this article:

Mohan M, Uma Maheswari TN. Prevalence of different subtypes of type II lip prints among students of saveetha dental college. Int J Forensic Odontol 2017;2:9-12.