Malocclusion: An adjunctive aid in individual identification

Lip prints: an identification aid.

BACKGROUND Lip prints are the normal lines and furrows in the form of wrinkles and grooves present in the human lip between the inner labial mucosa and outer skin having certain individual characteristics like fingerprints. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to highlight the importance of lip prints in sex determination related to forensic investigation for identification. METHODS Study was...

Lip prints – an aid in identification

Cheiloscopy: An aid for personal identification

AIM Cheiloscopy is a forensic investigation technique that deals with identification of humans based on lips traces. The aim of this study is to establish the uniqueness of lip prints which aids in personal identification. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group comprised of 200 subjects. The materials used were dark-colored lipstick, paper, cellophane tape, a brush, and a magnifying lens. RE...

Ear Biometric: An Aid to Personal Identification

Personal identification had been an age-old problem for the law enforcement organisations and Forensic Scientists. The advent of sophisticated electronic gadgets though on one hand has multiplied the problem manifold, on the other, has introduced new techniques for surveillance and monitoring crime. Biometric is one such tool which uses human characteristics for personal identification. Ear bio...

[Individual and contextual factors associated with malocclusion in Brazilian children].

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between the prevalence of malocclusion in Brazilian 12 years-olds with individual and contextual variables. METHODS A cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted with data from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey - SBBrazil 2010. The outcome studied was malocclusion, categorized as absent, set, severe and very severe. The independent variables were classif...