1Postgraduate, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly
2Prof. and Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly
*Corresponding author: Dr Atul Saxena, Postgraduate, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Ph: 9319928623/9458702215, Mail: dratulsaxena786@gmail.com
Online published on 17 August, 2016.
Human identification procedures have undergone a huge amount of progress in recent times, from the application of general characters to Bertillon system of anthropometry and onwards to fingerprints and DNS analysis. Cheiloscopy refers to the study of lip prints in aiding identification in civil and criminal spheres. In this study a subject population comprising of males from hilly and plain areas were asked to give their lip prints which were subsequently analyzed. The results showed that no two lip prints showed identical characteristics and there were significant differences between the predominant pattern in hilly and plain subjects, which can further aid in identification and geographic localization.
Lip Prints, Identity, Males, Hilly and Plain
