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Gene Therapy: A Paradigm Shift in Dentistry.

Nida Siddique, Hira Raza, Sehrish Ahmed, Zohaib Khurshid, Muhammad Sohail Zafar

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Review in Genes, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nida SiddiqueDepartment of Oral Biology, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi 75260, Pakistan. nidasiddique@hotmail.com.
Hira RazaDepartment of Oral Biology, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi 75260, Pakistan. raza.hira@gmail.com.
Sehrish AhmedDepartment of Oral Biology, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi 75260, Pakistan. dr.sehrishahmed1@gmail.com.
Zohaib KhurshidDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf 31982, Saudia Arabia. drzohaibkhurshid@gmail.com.
Muhammad Sohail ZafarDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madina Munawwarrah 41311, Saudi Arabia. drsohail_78@hotmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene therapy holds a promising future for bridging the gap between the disciplines of medicine and clinical dentistry. The dynamic treatment approaches of gene therapy have been advancing by leaps and bounds. They are transforming the conventional approaches into more precise and preventive ones that may limit the need of using drugs and surgery. The oral cavity is one of the most accessible areas for the clinical applications of gene therapy for various oral tissues. The idea of genetic engineering has become more exciting due to its advantages over other treatment modalities. For instance, the body is neither subjected to an invasive surgery nor deep wounds, nor is it susceptible to systemic effects of drugs. The aim of this article is to review the gene therapy applications in the field of dentistry. In addition, therapeutic benefits in terms of treatment of diseases, minimal invasion and maximum outcomes have been discussed.

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bone repaircancerDNA vaccinationgene therapyorthodontic tooth movementpaintooth repair

Identifiers

PMID27834914
PMCPMC5126784

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