IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research 2022;8(3):141–145 Content available at: https://www.ipinnovative.com/open-access-journals IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research Journal homepage: https://www.ijodr.com/ Original Research Article Comparison of scanner method and stamp pad method for dermatoglyphic patterns Tanjula Shair 1, *, Tripti Tikku 1 , Rohit Khanna 1 , Rana Pratap Maurya 1 , Sneh Lata Verma 1 , Kamna Srivastava 1 1 Dept. of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received 28-07-2022 Accepted 31-08-2022 Available online 27-10-2022 Keywords: Dermatoglyphics Fingerprint patterns Stamp pad method Scanning method ABSTRACT Aim: Dermatoglyphics are useful in anthropological, medico legal and genetic studies. Hereditary and prenatal environmental factors leading to malocclusion may also influence fingerprint patterns which are classified into arches, loops and whorls. Dermatoglyphic pattern can be recorded by stamp ink pad method or scanner method. This study was conducted with an aim to compare stamp pad method and scanner method in terms of visibility and ease of identification by panel of postgraduate students of orthodontic speciality. Materials and Methods: Finger print pattern of 140 digit of 14 participants with aged range of 20-40 years, were recorded by both stamp pad method and scanning method using Futronic scanner. Print out of scanned images was taken. Post graduate students were briefed about identification of different types of dermatoglyphic pattern and asked to identify finger prints of each subject which were arranged randomly in a file. The fingerprint pattern was cross-checked and identified by the operator. A questionnaire in the Google form was also given to each participant to know the ease of identification and visibility of finger pattern in both patterns. Result: 92.8% of fingerprint pattern were correctly judged by participants for scanner method whereas 90% of fingerprint pattern were correctly judged by same participants for stamp pad method in comparison to judgement made by operator. According to participants scanner method was easier to identify due to better visibility.77.8% participants found smudges in ink pad, 83.3% participants found better color contrast in scanning method. 72.2% participants found stamp pad method to be more time consuming. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the scanner method may be better in terms of identification, visibility as seen by the response of participants. Therefore, there was less error in identification of fingerprint pattern with scanner method but with experience, accurate results could be derived from both the techniques. This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. For reprints contact: reprint@ipinnovative.com 1. Introduction Dermal ridge originates from the fetal volar pads from the ectodermal layer in the 6–7th week of embryonic life and patterns remain constant throughout life and are not altered by disease or age. 1,2 Craniofacial characteristics and dermal ridge patterns are mainly, but not exclusively, genetically- * Corresponding author. E-mail address: tanjulashair@yahoo.com (T. Shair). governed structures, it has been assumed that genetic and environmental factors that cause changes in alveolar bone, palate and dental occlusion may also cause peculiarities in the appearance of fingerprints and palm prints. 3 This association may be due to the fact that the development of dentition and the palate occurs during the same period as the development of dermal patterns. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijodr.2022.024 2581-9356/© 2022 Innovative Publication, All rights reserved. 141