Tongue Print as an Identification Tool: A Study among the Dakshina Kannada Population
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A new personal identification method has always had its contrib//ution in identifying the human being and the use of lingual impression or tongue print as one of the methods of biometric authentication. The dorsal surface of the tongue with its features exhibits differences even between identical twins but is also useful in conjunction with cheiloscopy and rugoscopy in forensic dentistry. The classification of tongue with its shape and texture has to be elucidated and which makes the identification method easier.
Authors: Dinkar Desai, Vina Vaswani, K. Leena Pramod, Arati Kulkarni
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4409483608