Open AccessEvolution of dental informatics as a major research tool in oral pathology
Author(s) -
Sasidhar Singaraju,
H Prasad,
Medhini Singaraju
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.92979
Subject(s) - informatics , specialty , data science , oral and maxillofacial pathology , head and neck , dental research , health informatics , computer science , translational bioinformatics , oral health , pathology , bioinformatics , medicine , dentistry , biology , genome , genomics , engineering , biochemistry , surgery , electrical engineering , gene , public health
Bioinformatics is a relatively new field of science that incorporates the principles of biology and computer science. It is mainly concerned with collecting, storing, and retrieving data from large databases. Ever since the successful completion of the Human Genome Project, there has been an exponential growth in the volumes of biological data that is being generated worldwide. The evolution of bioinformatics has made it possible to access these databases and apply the information for better research. One discipline that has been benefitted from the advent of bioinformatics is oral pathology. Oral pathology is a branch of dentistry which deals with the diseases of the head and neck region. Remarkable progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases with the aid of bioinformatics. This article attempts to review the evolution and progress of dental informatics as a specialty and its applications in oral pathology.