Dermatoglyphics: A genetic marker of early childhood caries

• Main Authors: C Anitha (Author), Sapna Konde (Author), N Sunil Raj (Author), N C Kumar (Author), Preetha Peethamber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: It is an accepted fact that genetics plays an important role in determination of palmar dermatoglyphic patterns. Since caries is a multifactorial disease with the influence of genetic pattern, this study was undertaken to explore the possibility of dermatoglyphics as a noninvasive and ea...