Introduction: The Federation Dentaire Internationale has defined forensic odontology as the branch of dentistry which,in the interest of justice, deals with the proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings. Material and methods:The study group consisted of 50 volunteers from the out patients of Saveetha Dental College and Hospital. Patients with hypersensitivity to cosmetics and lip lesions were not included in the study. Results: Type 1, 1′ were most commonly seen in females whereas type 4 and 5 were seen most commonly in males. Twenty five females were correctly recognized as females and Twenty males were correctly identified as males on the basis of their lip prints. statistical significance p value is 0.063.Finally, the result was presented by using bar charts, pie charts and percentage tables.Conclusion: The lip prints collected helped in gender identification and lip prints varied differently from genders.

forensic odontology; hypersensitivity; gender identification; Innovative study