Prediction of nasolabial distance using thumbprint ridge density among the Hausa population of Nigeria

الملخص EN

This study aimed to determine the potentials of thumbprint ridge count in prediction of nasolabial facial distances among the Hausa population of Nigeria.

This is a cross-sectional study in which a total of 457 subjects participated.

Plain fingerprints were captured using a fingerprint scanner.

Three areas, ulnar, radial and proximal were defined for determination of ridge counts.

A photographic method was used to cap-