Berta Rivas-Mundiña, Lucía Fernández-Ascariz, Eliane García-Mato, Marcio Diniz-Freitas, Francisco Gude-Sampedro, Maite Abeleira-Pazos
BACKGROUND: In 1973, Saunders T. Frank described the diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) as a potential marker of cardiovascular disease. However, this anatomical finding is not routinely examined. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of this crease in the general population attending a dental setting and describe its anatomical variations to be able to categorize it as a physical sign. METHODOLOGY: A study group of 1050 white adults were selected, as participants in the framework of the "A Estrada Study of Glycation and Inflammation" (AEGIS), a cross-sectional, population-based descriptive study of a representative sample of the general adult population of the municipality of A Estrada (Pontevedra, Spain)...
February 28, 2024: Special Care in Dentistry