title: Dermatoglyphic findings in dental caries: a preliminary report.
abstract: The dermatoglyphs of caries-free students and the students with dental caries in 10 or more teeth were compared. The caries-free students had an increased frequency of ulnar loops on all fingers. In contrast, the students with dental caries had an increased frequency of whorls on all fingers.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atasu
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility / Q000235:genetics*; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male