Sruthy BS¹*, Deepu Leander² and Roopesh R³

¹PG Resident, Department of Orthodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Kerala, India
²Professor, Department of Orthodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Kerala, India
³Professor and HOD, Department of Orthodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Kerala, India

*Corresponding Author: Sruthy BS, PG Resident, Department of Orthodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Kerala, India.

Received: February 17, 2025; Published: February 28, 2025

Abstract

Objective : The objective of this research is to compare and assess the correlation between dermatoglyphic patterns among sagittal and vertical skeletal discrepancies and to determine which among the two groups show greater significant association with fingerprints

Materials and Methods: The study included 62 subjects aged 18-40 years randomly selected from the outpatient clinic of department of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, PMS college of dental science and research trivandrum. The total sample of 62 subjects were categorized into groups of 2 as sagittal and vertical groups. These subjects were asked to clean their hands with soap and water and wipe with ethyl alcohol to remove sweat, oil and dirt from skin surface. The fingerprints were recorded using the ink stamp method. The dried distal phalanges of both hands were rolled on an ink pad and stamped on 2.5mm thick paper. The prints obtained were assessed by means of a magnifying lens for the frequency of arches, loops and whorls. The total ridge count was evaluated. Statistical analysis done.

Results: In sagittal class I and class III skeletal malocclusion, loop form of fingerprint (50% and 72.7% respectively) is more commonly seen followed by whorl (30% and 18.2% respectively) and arch forms (20% and 9.1% respectively). In class II skeletal malocclusion whorl form of fingerprint (60%) is more commonly seen followed by loop (30%) and arch forms (10%). In vertical group patients, deep bite and open bite patients were recorded with increased loop pattern (66.7% and 44% respectively), followed by whorl (20% and 42% respectively)and arch forms (13.3%and 14% respectively).

Conclusion: Results from the present study shows that comparing the sagittal and vertical skeletal discrepancies, greater correlation was observed with dermatotoglyphic patterns among patients with sagittal skeletal discrepancies as the sagittal showed significant variations in fingerprint patterns among class I class II and class III patients. Loop pattern dominated in class I (50%) class III (72%) and whorl pattern dominated in class II patients (60%).But in the case of patients with vertical discrepancies loop pattern dominated.

Keywords: Dermatoglyphics; Arches; Loops; Whorls; Sagittal; Vertical

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Citation

Citation: Sruthy BS., et al. “Comparative Assessment and Correlation Between Dermatoglyphic Patterns Among Sagittal and Vertical Skeletal Discrepancies".Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 9.3 (2025): 82-91.

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