Praiseworthiness of Dermatoglyphics in Determining Dental Caries Vulnerability among Gujarati Children: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 6
Abstract
Introduction: Dermatoglyphics is the study of finger prints from toes, fingers palms, and soles of animals and humans. Dermatoglyphic ex-amination is opening up as an ex-ceptionally tool for initial investiga-tions into circumstances with an alleged genetic basis. The current study was conducted to determine worthiness of dermatoglyphics in prophesying genetic vulnerability of children to dental caries via cost-effective means. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study was undertaken on 100 children of age group between 4–14 years divided equally into two groups namely: Caries-free group (def/DMF score “0”) and Caries group (def/DMF score more than or equal to “5”). Both were subdivided into 25 males and 25 females. Each child’s handprints were taken and observed for dermatoglyphic pat-tern; total finger ridge count TFRc and atd angle. Results: Whorls were found more in caries group whereas ulnar loops were more common in caries free group. Total finger ridge count was significantly higher in caries group. The atd angles did not show any significant differences among caries and caries free group. Conclusion: Dermatoglyphic pat-tern variation may be an important tool in identification of people at risk of developing dental caries, which will enable an early detec-tion and prevention of the disease.
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Sunil C Chand, Hardik R Parmar
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