title: A study of lip print patterns among adults of Sebha city, Libya.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lip print patterns are individualistic and unique and can be used for identification of individuals.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to find out the different types of lip patterns, know the most common one and to know whether it has any gender predilection among adults of Sebha city.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 104 adults aged 18-35 years participated in this study. Lip prints were recorded and analyzed for lip print patterns. Statistical analysis was carried out using the computer software Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0 (Chicago, Illinos, USA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Type I lip print pattern was seen in 53.37% and 60.07% of lip quadrants in males and females, respectively. 27 (25.96%) subjects had same lip print pattern in all the four quadrants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Suzuki and Tsuchihashi's Type I lip print pattern was most common type of lip print pattern in the studied population, whereas Type I' was found to be the least common.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya ; Department of Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.
authors.forename: Syed Wali
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Peeran
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, India.
authors.forename: P G Naveen
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya ; Department of Oral Biology and Orthodontics, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.
authors.forename: Khaled Awidat
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Abdalla
authors.affiliation: Department of Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.
authors.forename: Faiza Abdelkader Ahmed
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Azaruk
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shahnavaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manipady
authors.affiliation: Department of Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya.
authors.forename: Fatma Mojtaba
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Alsaid
keywords: Cheiloscopy; forensic odontology; individual identification; sex determination