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Personalized medicine in dentistry
Pushpa S Pudakalkatti, Abhinav Subhashchandra Baheti, Sanjeevini A Hattarki, Soumya S Kambali
Department of Periodontology, Maratha Mandal's Nathajirao G Halgekar Institute of Dental Science's and Research Center, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Abhinav Subhashchandra Baheti
Dwarka Maternity Home, Juna Press, Shevgaon, Ahmednagar - 414 502, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-8844.164307
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Personalized medicine is a branch of medicine that proposes customization of healthcare in which decisions and treatment are tailored according to individual patient needs. The field of personalized medicine relies on genetic information, proteomic information and clinical patient characteristics to individualize treatment. With advances in genetics, proteomics, pharmacogenetics and knowledgeable patient population, the opportunity exists to deliver never before levels of personalized care. Although general dentists may consider personalized medicine a concept for the future, the reality is that its direct application to everyday dentistry is closer than one might think. Use of personalized medicine in dentistry, especially in periodontology is progressing rapidly, and dentist should consider this approach while treating patients. Google and PubMed search was done to select articles for present review. Total 17 articles were used to compile information.
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