Palatal Rugae : New Pathway Leading Towards Familial Hierarchy
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https://doi.org/10.48165/jiafm.2024.46.2(Suppl).9Keywords:
Forensic science, Palatal rugae, Finger prints, Lip printsAbstract
In the era of various technical and methodological advances, human identification becomes a herculean task especially in mass disasters cases where in the pile of flesh; one has to distinguish among own and others. Similar to fingerprint, palatal rugae also vary from person to person and may help to find the links between generations similar to DNA.
This study aimed to carry out a comparative evaluation of palatal rugae, finger prints and lip prints in 3 consecutive generations.
For this photograph of palatal rugae, ink pad, dark coloured lipstick, white paper and cellophane tape were used. Participants were explained about the study and its purpose, their written consent was obtained. Photographs of palatal rugae were obtained by adjusting proper position, light and intraoral mirror. Fingerprints of hand fingers and thumbs were recorded on white paper using ink while lip prints were recorded by using cellophane tape and lipstick. With the help magnifying glass and marking pencil all the patterns were traced and analysed for repetition. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS 20.0 version. Patterns of finger prints (66.7%) and palatal rugae (73.3%) showed repetition with maternal side while lip prints patterns showed more similarity (63.6%) with paternal side. Thus it can be concluded that palatal rugae & fingerprints are inherited as a maternal trait while lip prints tend to have a paternal influence.
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