Open AccessCorrelation of dental caries and dermatoglyphic patterns: A study in pediatric population
Author(s) -
Sumaiya Nezam,
Shabab Ahmed Khan,
Puja Singh,
Roquaiya Nishat,
Amit Kumar,
Samar Ali Faraz
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_208_20
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatoglyphics , dentistry , population , correlation , orthodontics , genetics , environmental health , biology , geometry , mathematics
Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease among children worldwide irrespective of the advancements in oral healthcare. The basis of considering dermatoglyphic patterns as marker for dental caries is that the epithelium of finger buds and enamel are both ectodermal in origin and develop during the same period of intrauterine life.