Lip Print Patterns among the Students of Maharshi Dayanand University (mdu) Rohtak, Haryana

Background: The pattern of wrinkles on the lips has individual characteristics and the study of Lip print helps in identifying the persons based on the lips traces. Aim: To find the incidence of different types of lip patterns, the dominant pattern amongst the Rohtak population, to assess the differences in lip patterns among males and females in Rohtak population. Materials and Methods: Lip prints of 80 students studying in Maharshi Dayanand University were taken without any distortion. Red coloured lipstick and cellophane tape was used to collect the lip prints samples. Results: The current study has found the most predominant pattern in male was Type III in 17 (42.5%) followed by type II in 9 (22.5%), Types I in 7 (17.5%), Type I’ in 3 (7.5%), Type IV in 3 (7.5%) and Type V in 1 (2.5%). In females most predominant lip pattern in female was Type II in 13 (32.5%) followed by Type I in 11 (27.5%), Type III in 8 (20%), Type I’ in 5 (12.5%), Type IV in 2 (5%) and Type V in 1 (2.5%). Conclusion: Type III is the most predominant pattern found in Rohtak population.