Moin Maria, Maqsood Afsheen, Arshad Maliha, Imtiaz Rabbia, Mubashir Laiba, Qasim Muhammad, Yousufi Dua, Ali Mosaddad Seyed, Heboyan Artak, Das Gotam, Ahmed Naseer
Department of Community Dentistry, Bahria University Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Departmen of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Clin Med Insights Pediatr. 2025 Aug 13;19:11795565251348334. doi: 10.1177/11795565251348334. eCollection 2025.
The objective of this study was to assess the risk of dental caries in relation to fingerprint patterns in children with hearing impairment.
This study involved 373 children selected from 3 different schools of children with hearing impairment. Dental caries status was recorded using the DMFT index. Participants were then categorized into 3 distinct groups. Dermatoglyphic patterns on all 10 palmar digits of each individual were recorded using the Cummins and Midlo method. The patterns were analyzed using a magnifying lens (X2 magnification).
The gender distribution among the participants was 54.2% male and 45.8% female. The average age of the participants was 14.19 ± 2.146 years. In terms of communication methods, the majority of participants (95.4%) used sign language, while a small percentage (3.2%) relied on lip reading, and only 1.3% used a hearing aid.
No single fingerprint pattern demonstrated a significant predominance associated with dental caries incidence in the study.
本研究的目的是评估听力障碍儿童的龋齿风险与指纹模式之间的关系。
本研究涉及从3所不同的听力障碍儿童学校选取的373名儿童。使用DMFT指数记录龋齿状况。然后将参与者分为3个不同的组。使用康明斯和米德洛方法记录每个个体10个手掌手指上的皮纹模式。使用放大镜(2倍放大)分析这些模式。
参与者中的性别分布为男性54.2%,女性45.8%。参与者的平均年龄为14.19±2.146岁。在沟通方式方面,大多数参与者(95.4%)使用手语,而一小部分(3.2%)依靠唇读,只有1.3%使用助听器。
在该研究中,没有单一的指纹模式显示出与龋齿发病率有显著的优势关联。