Correlation Between Tongue Prints and Lip Prints in ABO Blood Groups

Abstract

Background One of the challenges faced by man in earlier days was to establish the identity of an individual. The concept of ldquoidentityrdquo is a set of physical characteristics functional or psychic normal or pathological that define an individual. Physical techniques are useful compared to sophisticated molecular techniques.Aim To record and analyze lip and tongue prints and blood group typing ABO. To correlate amongst them which could finally help in personal identification.Methods Lip print tongue print pattern and ABO blood group of 30 individuals of age group between 19-23 years 15 girls and 15 boys were recorded. Lip pattern was analyzed according to Tsuchihashi classification.Results Vertical pattern of lip print was prominent in 43.3 13 branched 40 12 reticular 13.3 4 and intersecting 3.33 1. Longitudinal medial septum shows straight pattern of 33.3 10. Whereas fungiform was 70 21 and ovoid shape of tongue was seen in 40 12. Vertical pattern shows 46.15 6 Bve zagged and straight was LMS 38.46 5 and 5 and ovoid shape was 38.46 5. Branching O ve was 58.3 and ellipsoidal was 50.Conclusions Recording of teeth and restorations as antimortem records may lead to difficulty in comparing the antimortem and post mortem records in cases of loss of teeth and destruction of restorations. Apart from the this soft tissues like lip and tongue prints remain constantly and can be recorded and used as evidence in personal identification in disasters and criminalization.