Evaluation of morphological characteristic and varieties of tongue prints for personal identification in Kanpur communities: An impression-based analysis

Garg, Kriti; Sachdev, Rohan; Shwetam, Samiksha; Saxena, Shubhra; Mehrotra, Vishal; Srivastava, Akash

doi:10.4103/sidj.sidj_19_20

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“…The single fissure was more in males and multiple fissures were more in females. In contrast to the present study Garg et al 9 and Sreepradha et al 4 reported a prevalence of multiple fissure more in males than in females. In another study, Surendra et al also observed the prevalence of fissured tongues more on males.…”

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“…Other factors such as macroglossia, temporomandibular disorders, and malocclusion can also lead to the scalloped border. 9,16 In the present study smooth borders of the tongue were observed around less than 35 % in both genders. However, partly scalloped borders of the tongue were prevalent and were observed more in males than in females.…”

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“…In contrast to the present study Garg et al revealed the prevalence of smooth borders among the similar age group as in the present study. 9 Sreepradha et al also reported the prevalence of smooth borders in their study. 4 The present observation may be difference in the sample size, geographical setting, food habits and stress.…”

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“…The present observation was similar to the other studies. [8][9][10] The prevalence of U-shaped and V-shaped tongue more in females may be due to the smaller mandible in females. 9,[11][12][13][14] This study also showed the presence of a bifid tongue among 17 participants and in genderwise comparison it was more observed in males.…”

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Variations in Shape of Tongue among Students attending Chitwan Medical College

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Introduction: The need for a new biometric system is gaining importance. Tongue print is also getting acceptance as a system for biometric authentication. The tongue is an extremely muscular organ used for communication, taste, and deglutition. Studies have shown variations in the morphology of the tongue. Studies pertaining to the morphology of the tongue is lagging in Nepal. Hence this study was carried out to assess the various morphological variations of the tongue such as shapes, borders, and color among the bachelor level students in a tertiary care center in Nepal Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 312 bachelor-level students of Chitwan Medical College. The convenience sampling method was used to collect the data. All the data was recorded in a proforma. The sociodemographic details of the participants were recorded. The borders, colors, fissures, and shapes of the tongue’s morphology were documented. The collected data were entered into Microsoft excel 2019 and transported into Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 16. The data was then analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. The data was also calculated in form of frequency and percentage and later on, they were presented in form of a table. Results: Among 312 students who took part in the study, 126 (40.4 %) of the participants were male and 186 (59.6 %) of them were female. The mean age of participants was 22.38 ±2.008 years. U-shaped tongue was prevalent followed by V-Shape tongue and bifid tongue. More than half of the participants 180 (57.7 %) had partially scalloped tongues. While comparing gender wise U-shaped tongue was more common in both males and females. The bifid tongue was observed more in males 11 (8.7 %) while the V-shaped tongue was more in females 52 (28 %). Conclusions:

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