Study of lip prints: A forensic study

• Published in: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 50 - 54
• Main Authors: Ranjan, Vikash, Sunil, Mysore, Kumar, Raghav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mumbai Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2014; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Cheiloscopy; forensic; Forensic dentistry; groove; Lip; lip print; Physiological aspects; sex determination; India

Background: Although several studies have been done on lip prints for human identification in forensic science, there is a doubt about their use in gender determination. Aims: The present study was designed to study the lip groove patterns in all the quadrants of both male and female subjects to ide...