Dermatoglyphics in Oral and Systemic Diseases
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Background: Dermatoglyphics refers to the study of epidermal ridge patterns of fingers, palms and soles of hand and feet. Fingerprint develops completely at 24th week of embryonic life. Once formed, they are permanent and unalterable throughout the life, not affected by environmental factors. As dermatoglyphic patterns are assumed to be associated with genetic factors, the idea of using it as supportive evidence in the diagnosis of hereditary disorders becomes a reality, although the exact mechanism of inheritance is still unknown. Serious medical and dental diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart diseases and hypertension, dental caries, periodontitis, and malocclusion had also been studied for early prediction. So, hypothetically some association between particular dermatoglyphics pattern of these patients are expected, that aids the clinician to initiate early preventive measures. Hence, the present paper reviews the brief knowledge on dermatoglyphics.
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