Genetics in Dentistry: A Review of Advances and Implications

Abstract

Genetic factors have an appreciable role to play in oral health. This article investigates the genetic components of dental caries, periodontal disease, facial physical proportions, and other orofacial afflictions. Some of these disorders have been associated with specific genes. In genomics and molecular biology, the relationship between specific gene products and these kinds of disorders has been discovered. Genetic testing can thus be used to define people at higher risk for specific ailments, allowing for a specific therapeutic approach and early treatment. Gene therapy also offers great potential for treating several genetic diseases that affect oral health in the future. By exploring genetic data, we can get closer to a more effective way of applying it in dental practice.

Keywords

• diagnosis
• gene therapy
• genetics
• personalized
• prevention