1Department of Forensic Medicine, M.V.J. Medical College and Research Hospital, Hoskote, 562 114, Karnataka.
2Department of Forensic Medicine, Sri Devaraja Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, 563 101, Karnataka.
3Department of Forensic Medicine, Karpaga Institute of Medical Sciences, Palayanoor, 503 308, Tamil Nadu.
This is a comparitive study on the different methods of recording lip prints. Six methods have been compared. Out of these, previous workers have used four methods. These are photography, lipstick-paper method, lipstick-paper-cardboard method and lipstick-cellophane method. Two methods using dental impression materials to make three-dimensional casts of the lips have been used in this study for the first time. Parameters such as print contrast, level of technical skill required and time taken have been considered. The best was found to be the lipstick-cellophane method as it gave prints of good clarity, was not time-consuming, was simple and inexpensive.
Cheiloscopy, Lip prints, lipstick-paper method, lipstick-paper-cardboard method, lipstick-cellophane method
