Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find the correlation between vertical dimension of

occlusion (VDO) and length of fingers.

Materials and Methods: A pilot study was conducted on 100 dentate subjects

comprising of 50 males and 50 females. Anthropometric measurements of VDO, length of

index finger, length of little finger, and distance from tip of thumb to tip of index finger of righthand were recorded clinically using  digital verniercaliper. Correlation between VDOand length of fingers was studied using Pearson coefficient. For the execution of regressioncommand and preparation of prediction equations to estimate VDO, Statistical Package forSocial Sciences Software Version 11.5 was used.

Results: VDO was significantly and positively correlated with all the parameters studied. In

males, correlation of VDO was strongest for length of index finger (r‑0.406) whereas in females,it was strongest for length of little finger (r‑0.385). VDO estimation using regression equationhad a standard error of ± 3.76 in males and ± 2.86 in females for length of index finger, ±3.81and ± 2.74 in males and females respectively for length of little finger, ±3.99 and ± 2.89 inmales and females respectively for distance from tip of thumb to tip of index finger.

Conclusion: Since the variations between VDO and finger lengths are within the range of

2–4 mm for females, VDO prediction through this method is reliable, and reproducible. Also the methodis simple, economic, and non‑invasive for south indian population; hence, it could be recommended for everyday practice.