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Item Bioinformatics and Dentistry(Chiang Mai Dental Journal, 2010-06-08) Jitjiroj Ittichaicharoen; Michael McCulloughBioinformatics was established more than 40 years ago since the sequencing of the first protein by Margaret Dayhoff in 1965. Subsequently, many tools and technologies have been discovered to support Bioinformatics, and resulting in much scientific research in diverse fields such as microbiological, biomolecular and advanced medical explorations. Reciprocally, research efforts in these disciplines result in enhancing bioinformatics tools and techniques. Currently, bioinformatics has only had a superficial effect on dental research. Although many dental researchers undertake molecular research, they did not fully utilize bioinformatics. The aims of this paper is to outline how Bioinformatics can be utilized in many areas of dental research such as oral medicine, oral microbiology and oral cancer, to aid in the development of diagnostic methods, treatment planning, and potential preventive techniques.Key Words: Bioinformatics, Dentistry, Oral biology, Genomics, ProteomicsItem Blood Pressure Evaluation in Dental Patients Seeking Dental Service in the Oral Diagnosis Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University(Chiang Mai Dental Journal, 2010-06-02) Jitjiroj Ittichaicharoen; Surawoot Pongsiriwet; Siriporn Chaimano; Suruedee Chinthakanan; Nutchapon Chamusri; Wacharaporn ThosapornIntroduction: Hypertension is a common disease and related to many diseases , drug usage and many risk factors such as alcohol or caffeine consumption. Many dental patients have not realized that they have hypertension that may affect dental treatment plan. Moreover, some dental treatment may increase the blood pressure of patient. If the dentist can identify these hypertensive patients, the patients can be referred to a physician to get some treatment promptly. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate blood pressure of dental patients seeking dental services in Oral Diagnosis clinic, Faculty of dentistry, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Materials and methods: The blood pressure taken from1,194 patients seeking dental services in the clinic between July 2007 and January 2008 were recorded and classified according to American heart association recommendation. The result was described by using descriptive statistic. Results: The result revealed that 757 patients (63.4%) had normal blood pressure and 437 patients (36.6%) had high blood pressure and were classified to prehypertension , stage I hypertension and Stage II hypertension. Interestingly, half of the hypertensive patients did not known about their blood pressure condition. We also found that the mean age of peoples with prehypertension, Stage I hypertension and Stage II hypertension tended to be higher accordingly. Conclusion: We recommend to record the blood pressure of all patients who will have dental management. The patients with blood pressure higher than 140/90 mmHg should be referred to a physician for treatment and controlling the disease. Keywords: hypertension, blood pressure, dental health services