Cleidocranial dysplasia is a autosomal dominant inherited disorder, and it is the primary disorder of the bone. When the clinicians’ suspect this syndrome, they check for the presence of clavicles. In the literature, yet several other features are reported. Several researches including Chromosomal studies and dermatoglyphics are carried out, for the prevention and management strategies’. This r...

Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of fingerprints. In humans and animals dermatoglyphics are present on fingers, palms, toes and soles. These help shed light on a critical period of embryogenesis, between four weeks and five months, when the architecture of the major organ system is developing. Left handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such...

Background Oral clefts are among the common congenital birth defects with a broad phenotypic gamut. Since the epidermal ridges of the fingers and palms as well as the facial structures like lip, alveolus, and palate are formed from the same embryonic tissues during the same embryonic period, the genetic and environmental factors responsible for causing cleft lip and palate might also affect der...

Forensic dentistry is the handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence in criminal justice cases. Palatoscopy or rugoscopy gaining importance forensic due to many reasons, most important being that rugae are well protected oral cavity by cheeks arches. Rugae found be individualistic just like dermatoglyphics. The third factor they easy record. This article deals with various classifi...