Assessment of Correlation between Genetic Taste Perception Hormonal Fingerprint and Dental Caries Incidence in Schoolgoing Children: An In Vivo Study

in identifying children at risk and giving them the necessary preventive treatments. 2 A sexually dimorphic feature that is lower in males than in females is the ratio of second to fourth digit lengths (2D:4D ratio).Typically, the second (index) finger is shorter than the fourth (ring) finger.It is believed that prenatal sex hormone regimens have an impact on sexual dimorphism with regard to the 2D:4D digit ratio.A low (masculine) digit ratio may result from high prenatal androgen levels.According to the literature, prenatal androgens are exposed to the fetus while it is within the womb, and the concentration of this exposure determines how they perceive flavor, which in turn affects their oral health.