title: Biomarkers in the dentin-pulp complex: role in health and disease.
abstract: Biomarkers are functional elements at the cellular or molecular level, playing important roles in health and disease. The dentin-pulp complex of the tooth houses several biomarkers at different stages of development, and a lack of these biomarkers results in developmental disorders. Furthermore, biomarkers play a very important role in the pathogenesis of dental caries, pulpal and periapical pathoses in two ways - they are essential elements in the pathological process and their detection helps in accurate diagnosis of the pathological condition. The aim of this paper is to review the literature regarding the important biomarkers involved in the development of the dentin-pulp complex and in the pathological conditions involving the dentin-pulp complex.
authors.affiliation: 1 Undergraduate Clinic 6,Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emilia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Neelakantan
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000378:metabolism; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000737:chemistry*; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry*; D003810:Dentinogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000032:analysis; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D009909:Oral Health; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000378:metabolism; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases
keywords: ELISA; biomarker; bone morphogenetic proteins; cathepsin; dentin-pulp complex; diagnosis; immunohistochemistry; matrix metalloproteinase