Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Dermatoglyphics signifies to the formation of biologically formed ridges on specific body parts namely palms, fingers, soles and toes which is a consequence of continuous friction occurring in these certain areas. Such body parts do not have hair growth resulting in improved contact while preventing slippage. Dermatoglyphics study provides one to analyse a person’s potentiality, personality and preferences because of the uniqueness of a person’s finger prints. This uniqueness is because of the reason that Dermatoglyphics is the reflection of DNA and therefore cannot change. Finger prints of both the hands are never similar and they do not increase in size except in cases of major trauma. Over the decade of scientific research, these features of hand has come to be taken in consideration as an important tool in the diagnosis of psychological, genetic and various other medical conditions. Epidermal ridge outlines form early in fetal growth and they continue to remain constant through the entire life and hence they could be very helpful to point out towards gene or chromosomal abnormalities. Thus, the dermatoglyphic patterns can be utilized effectively to study the genetic basis of various diseases, as it is a non invasive, inexpensive and effective tool for screening and foretell the probability of occurrence of various diseases. Therefore, present review aims to discuss different pattern of fingerprints and briefly symbolizes the importance of fingerprints in prediction of oral diseases. Keywords: Fingerprints, Epidermal ridge patterns, Dermatoglyphics.