Abstract
Applications of proteomics tools revolutionized various biomedical disciplines such as genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and dentistry. The aim of this review is to highlight the major milestones in proteomics in dentistry during the last fifteen years. Human oral cavity contains hard and soft tissues and various biofluids including saliva and crevicular fluid. Proteomics has brought revolution in dentistry by helping in the early diagnosis of various diseases identified by the detection of numerous biomarkers present in the oral fluids. This paper covers the role of proteomics tools for the analysis of oral tissues. In addition, dental materials proteomics and their future directions are discussed.
Highlights
Every living thing contains fascinating molecules called proteins [1]
Proteins belong to biological macromolecules that exist as three-dimensional structures because of the sequences involving the twenty different amino acids [4,5]
With the help of “omics” many hidden compositions, behavior and metabolisms of dental tissues and oral fluids have been analyzed in the last fifteen years. These scientific disciplines helped the gathering of valuable information of the human proteome and will complete the Human Proteome Project (HPP) [117]
Summary
Every living thing contains fascinating molecules called proteins [1]. Proteins are building blocks for the living matrix and perform various functions [2]. The human body contains a number of different proteins which are structural, catalytic, regulatory, transport and storage, and transducer proteins. Each of these proteins plays a specific functional role [3]. Proteins belong to biological macromolecules that exist as three-dimensional structures because of the sequences involving the twenty different amino acids [4,5]. These amino acids are linked with each other by peptide bonds. A number of proteomical studies on human body fluid and tissues (diseased and non-diseased) have been carried out by several researchers to analyze the chemistry in order to understand the life processes at the molecular as well as the cellular levels [8,9]
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