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ArticleAnnals of African medicine

Reliability of cheiloscopy and dermatoglyphics in hypertension and diabetes. A comparative study.

E V Soma Sekhar Goud, Flora Verma, Madhura Dattatraya Kulkarni, Shivangi Gupta, Basanta Kumar Choudhury, Jagadish P Rajguru

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6 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

E V Soma Sekhar GoudHead of the Department OPOM, Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University, Selangor, Malaysia.
Flora Verma(MDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology), Senior Research Fellow, CDER, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Madhura Dattatraya KulkarniDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Shivangi GuptaDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, MMCDSR, Deemed to be University, Mullana, Haryana, India.
Basanta Kumar ChoudhuryDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Jagadish P RajguruDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Center of Forensic Odontology, Hi-Tech Dental College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INBharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University · INDr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University · INHi-Tech Medical College & Hospital · INMahsa University · MYSiksha O Anusandhan University · IN

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Abstract

Background: Both dermatoglyphic and cheiloscopic patterns are genetically determined. These patterns are known to be associated with type II diabetes or diabetes mellitus and hypertension which are also considered to have genetic influence due to their familial occurrence. Hence, the aim of this study was to compare reliability of both cheiloscopy and dermatoglyphics with hypertension and type II diabetes. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study conducted on 300 study participants. Both cheiloscopic and dermatoglyphic patterns were recorded using validated techniques. Obtained patterns were analyzed and assessed for statistical analysis using the SPSS version 21.0 statistical software. The Chi-square test was used for analyzing the obtained data. Results: In the present study, no statistical correlation was obtained between either dermatoglyphic or cheiloscopic patterns and type II diabetes or hypertension. Conclusion: The present study showed that cheiloscopy or dermatoglyphics cannot be used as a predictive tool for assessing a subject's risk of developing type II diabetes or hypertension. These are contradictory findings, thus emphasizing more research in this area so that these noninvasive techniques can be used as predictive tools for developing essential hypertension or type II diabetes.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2HypertensionDermatoglyphicsHumansProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsDermatoglyphicshypertensionlip printstype II diabetes

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