Personalized dentistry: Enhancing outcomes through patient-centered innovation

Current dental practice relies on generalized treatment protocols that inadequately address individual genetic, biological and environmental variation, limiting precision in the prevention and management of oral and craniofacial diseases. Intricate interactions among these factors drive disease development, highlighting the need for more individualized approaches. Dentistry is moving toward personalized care through advances in digital technologies, salivary diagnostics and genomics. Therefore, it is of interest to describe the development and reach of personalized dentistry, with a focus on customized prevention and treatment based on genetic, lifestyle and clinical factors. With the use of biomarkers and patient-specific data, conditions such as caries and periodontal disease can be diagnosed earlier and managed more precisely. While these innovations promise better outcomes, challenges remain in ensuring data privacy and affordability.