Correlation between lip prints and finger prints in sex determination and pattern predominance in 5000 subjects

Abstract

Introduction: Fingerprints are considered to be the most reliable criteria for personal identification. In the past decades, lip-print studies (Cheiloscopy) attracted the attention of many scientists as a new tool for human identification in both civil and criminal issues.

The present study was undertaken to observe the correlation between lip prints and finger print pattern in sex determination and to determine the pattern predominance in a sample of 5000 individuals.

Material and Methods: The study was carried out in 5000 individuals in Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology of Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research, M.M. University, Mullana. In the study 2500 were males and 2500 were females. Lip prints and finger prints of right hand were collected then studied and analyzed statistically.

Results: Whorls were of high frequency in males. But females presented high frequency of loops. Type I, I’, II lip print pattern was most predominant in females while Type III and Type IV was most predominant in males. The present study described in detail that the most predominant lip-print patterns of both males and females were predominant with respective finger print patterns. According to this finding, it is recommended to establish a database of Cheiloscopy and Dactyloscopy for all individuals in a certain locality, hoping to be a reference in civil litigations and criminal cases.

Conclusion: Such studies may be useful particularly in Forensic science and in justice.