Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Education Development Office, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2021 Feb;24(2):193-198. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_110_20.
As enamel and finger buds have an ectodermal origin and grow at the same time, it might be supposed that factors and agents that affect dental caries might give rise to the diversity of dermatoglyphic dermal ridge patterns.
The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dental caries and dermatoglyphics in 3 to 6-year-old Iranian children.
The present case-control study was performed on 3 to 6-year-old children. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) scale was used to evaluate the oral and dental health status in the participants. Then, the patients were divided into two groups: 1) The case group: patients with a dmft of ≥3 (101 cases); 2) the control group: those with dmft value of zero (86 cases). Afterward, using a fingerprint recording device, the fingerprints were obtained from both hands of the participants.
There was no significant relationship between the patterns of fingerprints and dental caries. The percentages of whorls, loops, and arches in the case group were higher than those in the control group; however, these differences were not statistically significant.
Dermatoglyphic patterns could not be used as a variable for the detection or prediction of dental caries in Iranian children.
由于牙釉质和指芽都具有外胚层起源并同时生长，因此可以推测，影响龋齿的因素和物质可能会导致皮纹嵴模式的多样性。
本研究旨在评估 3 至 6 岁伊朗儿童的龋齿与皮纹之间的关系。
本病例对照研究纳入了 3 至 6 岁的儿童。采用龋失补（dmft）指数评价参与者的口腔和牙齿健康状况。然后，将患者分为两组：1）病例组：dmft≥3 的患者（101 例）；2）对照组：dmft 值为零的患者（86 例）。之后，使用指纹记录设备获取参与者双手的指纹。
指纹模式与龋齿之间无显著关系。病例组的斗形纹、环形纹和弓形纹的比例高于对照组，但差异无统计学意义。
皮纹模式不能作为伊朗儿童龋齿检测或预测的变量。
