Open AccessCorrelation between dermatoglyphics and dental caries in children: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Kishore Kumar Singh,
Kumari Menka,
Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand,
Aashana Goel,
Abhishek Dontulwar,
Jagadish Prasad Rajguru
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_108_20
Subject(s) - dermatoglyphics , medicine , dentistry , correlation , orthodontics , genetics , geometry , mathematics , biology
Dental caries is a microbiological disease affecting teeth which has both genetic as well as environmental factors. Dermatoglyphics is the study of fingerprint patterns and is also genetically determined. This study is aimed to determine a correlation between dermatoglyphic patterns and caries susceptibility among children.