Introduction: Forensics plays an important role in personal identification. Lip prints, facial index and cephalic index are of utmost importance in the field of forensics. However there is scarcity of studies which try to find a correlation between these three parameters.

Aim: To compare pattern of lip prints with facial index and cephalic index

Materials and Methods: In vivo study conducted on 30 healthy individuals in the age group of 17-21 years. Facial index and cephalic index were calculated based on measurements taken and lip prints were recorded for each individual

Result and Conclusion: The most common facial index observed was mesoprosopic, most common cephalic index was mesocephalic and the most common lip print was Type I whereas the least common type of lip print was Type 4 and Type I.

Keywords: Lip Prints, Facial Index, cephalic index.

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Dr Archana Mukunda

Professor, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Royal Dental College, Chalissery, Kerala, India