Introduction: Lips form an important component of the orofacial soft tissue profile. So they play an important role in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. In recent past several research studies had established that lip prints can be used as evidence in personal identification and criminal investigation in forensic dentistry. Establishing a correlation between sagittal jaw relation and lip prints would benefit the clinician by predicting the type of malocclusion and can also provide additional information on individual personal identity. Aim: This study was designed to explore the possible association of lip prints with Skeletal Class I and Class II malocclusions with varying growth patterns. Materials and Method: A sample of 90 subjects in the age group of 18‑30 years,from Distt Solan,(H.P.) population were selected. Subjects were divided into two groups group I (Skeletal Class I) and group II (Skeletal Class II). Lip prints of all the individuals were recorded and compared between Skeletal Class I and Class II malocclusions with varying. Results: It was found that Branched lip pattern was most common in Distt Solan population with no sexual dimorphism. Conclusion: No statistically significant association of lip prints with Skeletal Class I and Class II malocclusion was revealed.
Key words: Lip prints, Orthodontic diagnosis, Skeletal malocclusion

Corresponding author: Dr. Babita Kaushal, Post graduate student, Department of Orthodontics, Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Kaushal B, Mittal S, Aggarwal I. Association of Lip Print Patterns with Saggital Malocclusions in District Solan Population. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018;4(1):75-81.