Study of distribution, sex differences and stability of lip print patterns in an Indian population
Joint Authors
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 24, Issue 6 (30 Sep. 2017), pp.1149-1154, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-09-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Lip prints are very useful in forensic investigations.
The objective of this study is to determine predominant lip print pattern found among a central Indian population, to evaluate whether any sex difference exists and to study the permanence of the pattern over a 6 month duration.
This study included 200 healthy adult subjects comprising of 100 males and 100 females in the age group of 18–25 years.
A convenient and easier method of data collection i.e., digital photography was used instead of the traditional lipstick methods.
Lip prints were then divided into four quadrants and recognized as per Suzuki and Tsuchihashi’s classification.
Type I (30.63%) was found to be most predominant overall in the Marathi population.
Type I (29.75%) and Type III (35.75%) were found most prevalent in males and females respectively.
Applying the Chi-Square test, statistically significant differences (p< 0.05) were observed between male and female lip print patterns in each of the quadrants individually and all quadrants taken together.
The lip print patterns remained stable over a period of six-months.
Being stable and with significant sex differences, lip prints can be effectively used as an important tool in forensic investigations for individualization as well as identification of sex of the donor, thus, narrowing down the scope of investigation to almost half.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kapoor, Neeti& Badiye, Ashish. 2017. Study of distribution, sex differences and stability of lip print patterns in an Indian population. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 24, no. 6, pp.1149-1154.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-776428
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kapoor, Neeti& Badiye, Ashish. Study of distribution, sex differences and stability of lip print patterns in an Indian population. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 24, no. 6 (Sep. 2017), pp.1149-1154.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-776428
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kapoor, Neeti& Badiye, Ashish. Study of distribution, sex differences and stability of lip print patterns in an Indian population. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2017. Vol. 24, no. 6, pp.1149-1154.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-776428
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1153-1154
Record ID
BIM-776428