1Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, NIMS Dental College & Hospital, NIMS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2Senior Lecturer, Rajsthan Dental College & Hospital Jaipur, Rajasthan
3PG Third Year, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Rajsthan Dental College & Hospital Jaipur, Rajasthan
4PG Second Year, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Rajsthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
5Reader, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, NIMS Dental College & Hospital, NIMS University, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan
*Corresponding author: Dr. Ruchi Sharma, MDS, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, NIMS Dental College & Hospital, NIMS University, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway (Nh-11c) Jaipur, Rajasthan-303121
Online published on 15 July, 2015.
Many elevations and depressions found on the external surface of the lip forming a characteristic pattern are called lip prints, the examination of which is referred to as cheiloscopy which is a known for personal identification.
To determine whether there is any association of lip print patterns with malocclusion.
300 subjects were recruited out of them 234 subjects including males and females were found to be fit for the study having dental malocclusion with age range of 18–25 years. The subjects were classified into three groups according to Angles classification of malocclusion in Class I, Class II and Class III malocclusions. A thin film of lipstick was applied onto cleaned and dried lips and left for 3 min. The impressions of the lips were taken on the self adhesive cellophane tape and then immediately transferred onto the bond sheets. The analysis of these lip prints patterns was done with the help of magnifying lens. For analysis of lip prints, classification proposed by Tsuchihashi3 Data was then tabulated in various classes of lip print patterns and malocclusions and then analyzed statistically.
The statistical analysis with chi square test showed that lip print patterns were found to a have highly significant (p<0.001) association with malocclusion.
The lip prints patterns which are important tools for identification were found to have a highly significant association with malocclusion and it can also be said that the lip print patterns have a role in determining malocclusion.
Lip Prints, Cheiloscopy, Malocclusion, Association, Jaipur
