Proteomics as it pertains to oral pathologies and dental research

Genomics has promised to change the practice of dentistry. Since the complete sequencing of the Human Genome, the development of massscale research tools in this field, such as DNA microarrays, has greatly improved [1]. Recent studies have employed microarray technology to monitor gene expression in periodontal patients, strain diversity of oral microflora implied in periodontitis, and the effect of oral microflora on the expression of chemokine genes [2-7]. Similar studies have been conducted also in other diseases, such as oral lichen planus (OLP) [8].