Open AccessGender variation in morphological patterns of lip prints among some north Indian populations
Author(s) -
Yogesh Vats,
Jasmine Kaur Dhall,
AK Kapoor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.99155
Subject(s) - forensic odontology , forensic science , osteology , biometrics , forensic identification , palm print , population , finger print , geography , dentistry , demography , medicine , archaeology , computer science , artificial intelligence , sociology
Personal identification is an integral part of forensic investigations. For the same, DNA profiling and fingerprints are the most commonly used tools. But these evidences are not ubiquitous and may not necessarily be obtained from the crime scene. In such a scenario, other physical and trace evidences play a pivotal role and subsequently the branches employed are forensic osteology, odontology, biometrics, etc. A relatively recent field in the branch of forensic odontology is cheiloscopy or the study of lip prints. A comparison of lip prints from the crime scene and those obtained from the suspects may be useful in the identification or narrowing down the investigation.