Kashani Rumisa N, Kaul Bhavna, Rajput Sonam, Gupta Aishwaraya, Shah Syed Gulbar, Dar Yasir M, Gupta Isha
Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, M.M. College of Dental Sciences and Research, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2025 Aug;18(8):992-996. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-3235. Epub 2025 Sep 4.
Dental caries, a major public health concern, is impacting millions of people worldwide. Its etiology being complex, nevertheless, a possibility of true genetic dental decay has puzzled dental researchers for years, as anatomical structures, namely, lips, thumb, and tooth enamel, are derivatives of an embryonic germ layer, the ectoderm.
The study aims to know the association between lip print and tooth decay and to determine the type of lip print that is most susceptible to tooth decay. To determine this relationship, the lip print samples (lip prints) were extracted from the subjects and segregated according to their types and the presence of dental caries.
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 children aged 6-9 years by cheiloscopy and examination of dental caries using decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT)/decayed, extracted, and filled teeth (DEFT) index. The recording of lip prints was done on bond paper and analyzed using Suzuki and Tsuchihashi's classification.
In our research, lip prints with branched pattern (type II) were seen in majority of the samples with a higher incidence of caries.
The study aided us in correlating certain patterns that may be related to specific incidences of dental caries and their association. Type II (branching) pattern was predominant among the cheiloscopic patterns recorded in our study.
Kashani RN, Kaul B, Rajput S, . Cheiloscopy-Your Identity, Our Indicator: A Cross-sectional Study to Evaluate the Relationship between Lip Prints and Dental Caries in Children of Jammu Province. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2025;18(8):992-996.
龋齿是一个重大的公共卫生问题，影响着全球数百万人。尽管其病因复杂，但真正的遗传性龋齿的可能性多年来一直困扰着牙科研究人员，因为嘴唇、拇指和牙釉质等解剖结构是胚胎胚层（外胚层）的衍生物。
本研究旨在了解唇纹与龋齿之间的关联，并确定最易患龋齿的唇纹类型。为了确定这种关系，从受试者身上提取唇纹样本，并根据其类型和龋齿情况进行分类。
对110名6至9岁的儿童进行了一项描述性横断面研究，通过唇纹检查和使用龋失补牙数（DMFT）/龋拔补牙数（DEFT）指数检查龋齿情况。唇纹记录在债券纸上，并使用铃木和土桥的分类方法进行分析。
在我们的研究中，大多数样本中出现了分支型（II型）唇纹，且龋齿发生率较高。
该研究帮助我们关联了某些可能与特定龋齿发病率及其关联相关的模式。在我们研究记录的唇纹模式中，II型（分支型）模式占主导地位。
卡沙尼RN，考尔B，拉杰普特S，等。唇纹检查——你的身份，我们的指标：一项评估查谟省儿童唇纹与龋齿关系的横断面研究。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2025；18（8）：992 - 996。
