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. 2012 Jan;4(1):47-52.
doi: 10.4103/0975-1475.99167.

Cheiloscopy: revisited

Rachana V Prabhu  1 , Ajit D Dinkar, Vishnudas Dinesh Prabhu, Prasanna Kumar Rao
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Cheiloscopy: revisited

Rachana V Prabhu et al. J Forensic Dent Sci. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Identification plays a very important role in any crime investigation. Cheiloscopy helps in identifying the humans based on the lips' traces. The pattern of wrinkles on the lips has individual characteristics like fingerprints. A review of the literature reveals very little research done on lip prints so far. The present article reviews in detail the history, scope of cheiloscopy, and the use of lip prints in crime detection. It also highlights the current research carried out in the field of cheiloscopy. An effort has been made to help the researchers by reviewing in detail the various methods of classifying and analyzing the lip prints. It concludes by enlightening the readers with the fact that the possibilities to use the red part of lips to identify a human being are wider than it is commonly thought.

Keywords: Cheiloscopy; forensic odontology; forensic science; identification; lip prints; quiloscopy.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

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Type I pattern
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Type I’ pattern
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Type II pattern
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Type III pattern
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Type IV pattern
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Type V pattern
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Linear “L” pattern
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Bifurcate “R” pattern
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Reticular “S” pattern
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Undetermined “N” pattern
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