Advances in Research on Craniofacial Biology and Dentistry
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 17156
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To encourage further research on oral science, it is important to establish a new dental care system based on scientific grounds. However, a gap between cutting-edge molecular research and dental clinics has been indicated. Further, it is important to reconsider the mechanism of maxillofacial formation and maintenance and summarize the research on structural and functional changes in the masticatory organs and their mechanisms. For dental clinics to support a healthy and long-living society in Japan, the maintenance of the maxillofacial structure and muscle and saliva secretion functions is indispensable. With this objective, we would like to consider the evolutionary understanding of maxillofacial tissues, their formation process—which is greatly affected by mechanical stress—and the understanding of the morphological and functional maintenance mechanisms that we wish to maintain throughout our lives. In this Special Issue, we would like to discuss review articles and original papers collated particularly from the perspective of molecular research.
Prof. Dr. Shinichi Abe
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- craniofacial biology
- molecular research
- dental research
- masticatory organs
- craniofacial muscle