Genetics in pediatric dentistry

Abstract

Genetics plays a very important role in normal craniofacial development, abnormal dental anomalies, and different dental diseases such as dental caries, periodontitis, and dental malocclusion. Even it has a great role in different oral cancers also. Very little importance given in genetic screening and diagnosis of dental diseases. This article attempts to gather insight about different dental diseases and their genetic basis, the need for genetic screening and testing to avoid future problems.

Keywords

• dental caries
• genetics
• odontogenesis
• periodontitis