Open AccessThe Mystery of Handprints: Assesment and Correlation of Dermatoglyphics with Early Childhood Caries A Case-Control Study
Author(s) -
Saumya Navit,
Dheera Chadha,
Suleman Khan,
Rahul Kumar Singh,
Nikita Johri,
Pragati Navit,
Anshul Sharma,
Rachana Bahuguna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15513.6639
Subject(s) - dermatoglyphics , medicine , correlation , dentistry , palm , orthodontics , biology , mathematics , genetics , geometry , physics , quantum mechanics
It has been acknowledged that genetics play a significant role in determination of dermatoglyphic patterns. Since caries is a multifactorial disease with the influence of genetic pattern, this study was undertaken to assess dermatoglyphic patterns and correlate them with early childhood caries.