Open AccessDermatoglyphic patterns and salivary pH in subjects with and without dental caries: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Andamuthu Yamunadevi,
Janardhanam Dineshshankar,
Safeena Banu,
Nilofar Fathima,
Ganapathy,
Thukanayakanpalayam Ragunathan Yoithapprabhunath,
Thangadurai Maheswaran,
Vadivel Ilayaraja
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.159979
Subject(s) - whorl (mollusc) , medicine , dermatoglyphics , dentistry , oral hygiene , orthodontics , biology , genetics , botany , genus
Dermatoglyphic patterns, which are regularly used in judicial and legal investigations, can be valuable in the diagnosis of many diseases associated with genetic disorders. Dental caries although of infectious origin, may have a genetic predisposition. Hence, we evaluated the correlation between dental caries and dermatoglyphic patterns among subjects with and without dental caries and evaluated its association with environmental factors such as salivary pH.