Association of Dermatoglyphic Peculiarities with Dental Caries in Preschool Children of Lucknow, India

Abstract

Background: Dermatoglyphics refers to study of the intricate dermal ridge configurations on the skin covering the palmar and plantar surfaces of hand and feet. The basis of considering dermatoglyphic patterns as genetic marker for dental caries is that the epithelium of finger buds as well as enamel has ectodermal origin, and both develop at the same time of intrauterine life.Aim: To assess the relationship between fingerprint patterns and dental caries among preschool children of Lucknow city.Study design: This study was of cross-sectional design.Materials and methods: The study group comprised 512 preschool children 2-6 years of age. The prevalence of caries was recorded using "Dentition status and treatment needs" (WHO basic oral health assessment form, 1997). They were divided into three groups as follows: Group I (dmft score = 0-2), group II (dmft score = 3-4) and group III (dmft score ≥5). The handprints of each child were taken using a stamp pad. The fingertip patterns were analyzed according to the classical method and were classified according to the topological method. The frequency of occurrence of type of dermatoglyphic pattern on fingertip of each digit was noted.Statistics: Chi-square test was used to test the significant difference in proportions. Means were compared using Student’s t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) or F-test.Results: Subjects belonging to groups II and III showed maximum occurrence of whorl pattern on all digits. Group I subjects had maximum occurrence of arch pattern. All the variables had statistically significant value, with a degree of divergence of specific dermatoglyphic patterns among all three groups.Conclusion: The dental caries susceptibility of an individual increased with incidence of whorl pattern and it decreased with incidence of arch pattern.How to cite this article: Singh E, Saha S, Jagannath GV, Singh S, Saha S, Garg N. Association of Dermatoglyphic Peculiarities with Dental Caries in Preschool Children of Lucknow, India. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016;9(1):39-44.

Relationship of Dexterity with Dental Caries among Subjects Having Whorl Pattern: A Dermatoglyphic Study

“…Dexterity also plays an important role in dental caries as authors in their previous studies reported that subjects who used their right hands were doing better in terms of oral hygiene than those using the left with lower prevalence of caries. [10] Along with that it was also stated in previous studies [1,7,8,9] that irrespective of dexterity, the subjects with whorl pattern showed high caries prevalence.…”

“…Authors have proved in their studies [1,7,8,9] that subjects with whorl pattern showed high caries incidence. Dexterity also plays an important role in dental caries as authors in their previous studies reported that subjects who used their right hands were doing better in terms of oral hygiene than those using the left with lower prevalence of caries.…”

Dermatoglyphics as a Noninvasive Tool for Predicting Dental Caries in Cerebral Palsy and Healthy Children: An In Vivo Study

“…But, in the present study, group I (CP caries-active group) is comprised of two genetic factors, namely CP and susceptibility to caries. In CP, an increase in arches has been reported by Simsek et al 21 and Bhat et al 22 The second genetic factor which is susceptibility to caries has also been reported to be associated with a decrease in frequency of arches by Singh et al 19 and Chinmaya et al 4 They have observed a negative correlation of arches with dental caries. This cumulative effect might be the reason for the presence of more number of arches in group I (CP caries-active group) than in group II (healthy caries-active children).…”

“…Case history was recorded using “Dentition status and treatment needs,” (WHO basic oral health assessment form 1997). 6 Dental caries was recorded using the DMFT and deft index for permanent and primary teeth using type 3 examination. Intraoral examination of the children with CP was carried out in the presence of their school teacher or the care giver, so as to gain cooperation from the children.…”

Relationship between dermatoglyphics, cheiloscopy, rugoscopy, and dental caries: A cross-sectional study in Bengaluru, Karnataka

“…In this study, there was no significant relationship between the loop pattern of fingerprints and higher incidence which was similar to the results of the study by Madhusudan et al [9] And also, whorls and loops were almost equally found in those with a lower incidence of caries. This was, however, contradicting the studies by Navit et al [10] concluding that whorls predict lower incidence of caries and also studies by Anitha et al ,[11] Sanghani eta l.,[1] Abhilash et al ,[12] and Singh et al [13] stating that whorls are more prevalent in caries active children. The reason for this difference in results may be because of the different classifications used to analyze the fingerprints and may also be due to the higher number of participants that were considered during their studies.…”