Morphological patterns of lip prints in an Iranian population

Morphological patterns of lip prints in an Iranian population

BACKGROUND Lip prints are verified to be unique to an individual and stable over time; hence they have potential for human identification purposes. The aim of this study was to assess the individuality and variability of lip prints in an Iranian population for the first time. We also sought to assess the possibility of sex determination via lip printing. MATERIAL AND METHODS Lip prints of 96 ...

Morphological patterns of lip prints in Saudi Arabia at Almadinah Almonawarah province.

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 work aimed to study in depth the lip prints of Saudi individuals (males and females) in Almadinah Almonawarah province. It is the first chieloscopic study done on Saudi individuals. A total of 966 Saudi persons, inc...

Lip prints: an identification aid.

BACKGROUND Lip prints are the normal lines and furrows in the form of wrinkles and grooves present in the human lip between the inner labial mucosa and outer skin having certain individual characteristics like fingerprints. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to highlight the importance of lip prints in sex determination related to forensic investigation for identification. METHODS Study was...

Lip prints – an aid in identification

Morphologic Patterns of Lip Prints in a Sample of Croatian Population.

PURPOSE Cheiloscopy deals with the study of elevations and depressions which form a characteristic pattern on the external surface of the lips. Lip grooves are considered to be unique and analogous to the fingerprint. The aim of the research was to determine the type of grooves on healthy lips of men and women using lip prints in a sample of Croatian population, to determine whether there is a ...