EVALUATION OF DERMATOGLYPHIC PATTERNS IN CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS PATIENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Abstract

Introduction: Periodontal diseases have a multifactorial etiology but some risk factors like genetics also can be responsible for disease progression. These dermal ridge patterns remain unchanged throughout the life .They are unique for each individual, it can be considered as a benecial tool for prediction of any congenital, intrauterine anomalies or other diseases which inuenced by genetic alterations .Genetic determinants that exist could be suggestive of specic dermatoglyphic patterns for periodontitis. To analyze the palmar dermatoglyphic Aim: patterns of healthy and chronic periodontitis patients and to nd any correlation between them. A total of 150 patients were Materials & Methods: equally divided into two groups comprising 75 patients in each group as follows: Group I-periodontally healthy, Group II-chronic periodontitis. The ngerprint patterns of all the patients in each group were obtained and analyzed with the help of magnifying glass. There was a Results: signicantly higher percentage of whorls in Group II compared to Group I. There was no signicant difference between both the groups for arch patterns. There can be a signicant correlation between the dermatoglyphic pa Conclusion: ttern of healthy and the chronic periodontitis as whorl nger pattern predominates in chronic periodontitis patients. So it can be serve as predictor in identifying the risk group individuals of chronic periodontitis.