Year : 2018

Volume : Volume 9

Issue : Issue 2s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Kavita Verma.
kavitaverma@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  In search of a better health care to the patients, gene therapy has found place as a recent advancement in treatment options. Gene therapy has been applied in various medical and dental treatments to get a favourable outcome. The idea of gene therapy is unique as it works by the addition of a healthy gene in place of defective genes so that the function in the patient’s body is restored. It represents a means to treat a disease by use of genetic materials leading to expression of proteins in the cells which interfere with the synthesis of proteins to treat diseases. Different vector systems are presently in a trial state to perform gene transfer with certain advantages and disadvantages this article therefore aims to describe gene therapy and outlines its various applications in dental field. Keywords: Bone regeneration, gene therapy, viral vector.