Fingerprints and Its Correlation with Dental Caries, Molar Relation, and Cooperation of Children During Dental Treatment: A Cross-sectional Study
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: dermatoglyphics is taken into consideration for genetic linkage.7 Considering how common malocclusion is generally, finding a predictor of its occurrence can assist in lowering the amount of treatment that is necessary.Few authors have examined the relationships between dermatoglyphic characteristics and malocclusion.8 Dermatoglyphics may prove to be a successful screening technique that is noninvasive, practical, reasonably priced, and does not necessitate hospitalization.9 Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to determine whether there is any correlation of fingerprints with social behavior, dental caries, molar relation and cooperation of children while receiving dental care. IntroductIonAnticipating and interpreting a child's behavior before the initiation of dental treatment is considered a fundamental aspect of pediatric dentistry.1 Factors such as age, parental behavior and anxiety, education, prior dental experience, etc., all have an impact on a child's conduct in the dental office. 2 Dermatoglyphics is the field that studies fingerprints.3 The formation of the dermatoglyphic patterns occurs around the 12th to 13th week of intrauterine life and remains constant throughout.Three fingerprint patterns: arch, whorl, and loops exist (Fig. 1).Henry's classification divided fingerprints into three fundamental patterns: loop, whorl, and arch.These patterns make up 60-65%, 30-35%, and 5% of all fingerprints, respectively.4 Dental caries results from the combination of multiple dependent components, such as the host, agent, and environment.The relationship between dental caries and epidermal ridges can be explained by the fact that teeth and dermal ridges both originate from the same germ layer, ectoderm, during the sixth to seventh week of intrauterine life.5 Malocclusion can cause psychological and social problems.6 The epidermal ridges of the palms and fingers, as well as the facial features such as the palate, alveoli, and lip, all come from the same embryonic tissue, known as the ectoderm, at the same embryonic stage, which is the 24th week of intrauterine life.Since finger buds and dental caries are both ectodermal in origin, 1-
Authors: Joyroop Ghosh, Pallavi Vashisth, Sathyajith Naik, Shivangi Sharma, Rasleen Dua, Patil Vidhina
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412916946