The Graduate School of Dentistry offers various postgraduate seminars and lectures.
Students have access to the facilities at the Institute of Dental Research.
Director : Prof.
Yasuo Nishikawa
Basic Science
Clinical Dentistry
Basic Science
Oral Anatomy
- Tooth morphology and comparative odontology
- Morphological and functional analyses of dental arches
- Embryology and histology of dental and periodontal tissues
- Genesis and molecular biology of dental and periodontal tissues
- Fine structure study of dental and periodontal tissues
- Lymphatics in the oral tissues
- The development of taste buds, function and sensation
- Oral pain
- Tissue engineering for generation of dental and periodontal tissues
Biochemistry
- Mechanism of bone remodeling
(interaction of osteoblast and osteoclast, intracellular signal transduction) - Mechanism of bone metabolism under inflammatory condition
(influence of inflammatory cytokines) - Relationship between general diseases and alveolar bone metabolism
(influences of adipokines, lipid-lowering drugs, remedy for osteoporosis)
Oral Pathology
- Promoting factors in periodontal tissue regeneration
- Osteoblast differentiation and the change of alveolar bone
- Relationship between dental implant body and peri-implant bone formation
- Cell-cycle regulatory proteins in oral cancer and salivary gland tumor
- Relationship between cell-cycle regulators and cell adhesion molecules in oral tumor
- Relationship between oral disease and virus
Pharmacology
- Mechanism of inflammation and wound healing
- Development of new dental drugs
- Studies on leukocyte chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and active oxygen
- Regenerative medicine
- Etiology and pathology of periodontal disease
- Influence of diabetes on periodontal disease
- Differentiation of dental pulp stem cells
- Stress markers in saliva
- Genetic diagnosis of oral diseases
Biomaterials
- Biocompatibility of biomaterials
- Study of the surface modification on titanium
- Biological evaluation of biomaterials using embryonic stem (ES) cell
- Study of metal allergy
- Development of multifunctional denture liner
- Development of bioabsorbable scaffolds with self-organization behavior
- Analysis of bone formation on bovine periosteal cells
Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Early detection of dental caries
- Effect of fluoride in dental caries prevention and oral health
- Development of substitute material for fluoride
- Development of remineralization-promoting agent
- Risk factors of periodontal disease
- Early detection of gingivitis
- Gene analysis for tooth loss
- Epidemiology of oral health
- Development of oral health promotion system
- Theory of oral health promotion
- Oral age
- e-oral health
Clinical Dentistry
Endodontics
- Identification and characterization of bacteria isolated from infected dental pulp and root canal in relation to clinical symptoms
- Development and clinical application of anaerobic culture system
- Evaluation of cytotoxicity and tissue injury on various agents for endodontic treatment
- Tissue culture study on the significance of the storage media and the load used during tooth replantation
- Effects of dental laser, oxidative potential water, and Ni-Ti rotary file in root canal treatment
- Application of calcium phosphate to root canal sealers
Periodontology
- Mechanism of periodontal tissue regeneration
- Histopathological study of enamel matrix derivative
- Immunological study of host defense on periodontal epithelial cell
- Relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease
- Clinical study of foul breath to develop a new measure equipment
- Clinical study of local drug delivery system
Geriatric Dentistry
- Study on prosthesis processing by laser, dental application of titanium, new ceramic materials, and denture base materials
- Ultrastructural, histochemical, and biochemical study of the adaptability on prosthetic treatment and peripheral tissues
- Movement analysis of jaw, muscle, and swallowing for the maintenance and the recovery of stomatognathic function in aged people
- Stress analysis of the prosthetic treatment and three-dimensional measurements of craniofacial lesion in aged people
- Clinical study of oral care and dry mouth in aged people
Fixed Prosthodontics
- Bio-measurement of stomatognathic system
- Influence of occlusion and mastication to general health
- Clinical test and diagnosis of disease and disorder on stomatognathic function
- Clinical test of occlusal contact, masticatory muscle, temporomandibular joint, mandibular movement, and periodontal ligament
- Measurement of dental implant stability
- Dental shade measurement applying artificial vision technology
Removable Prosthodontics
- Biological observations of implant stability supported by osseointegration in the early stage of dental implantation
- Influence of loss of posterior occlusal support and restored support by removable partial dentures on stress hormone in saliva
- Retention mechanism and functional stress analyses of RPD
- Analysis of motor evoked potentials in masseter muscles
- Influence of occlusion or tooth loss on release of neurotransmitter in prefrontal cortex of rat using Microdialysis method
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1
- Molecular pathology on carcinogenesis of oral precancerous lesions
- Clinical pathology of oral tumors
- Clinical study of temporomandibular joint disorders
- Drug resistance on causative bacterial pathogen of odontogenic infection
- Reconstruction of alveolar bone and jaw bone
- Psychiatric approach of dry mouth
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2
- Biological basis and clinical application of temporomandibular joint disorders
- Stress factor of the patients with temporomandibular joint disorders
- Development of the thin endoscope for temporomandibular joint
- Study of cell invasion divided from oral cancer
- Clinical study of oral cancer prognosis
- Study on induction of cell differentiation divided from ameloblastoma
- Study of dentofacial deformity
- Clinical study on the surface properties of dental implants
- Electrophysiology of sensory nerve regeneration
- Study of salivary gland regeneration
Orthodontics
- Morphological changes on the palate of patients with cleft lip and cleft palate
- Treatment effect of the palatal plate on cleft lip or cleft palate children
- Relationship between craniofacial morphology and masticatory muscle of MRI morphology
- Relationship between craniofacial morphology and bite force or mastication
- Psychological characteristics on jaw deformity patients
- Morphological evaluation of craniofacial soft tissue using frequency analysis
- Evaluation of the tooth position changes before and after the virtual treatment on three-dimensional digital dental cast
- Evaluation of craniofacial morphology by three-dimensional digital image
- Analysis of stress distribution during tooth movement by three-dimensional finite element method
- Differentiation and proliferation of osteoclasts
- Development of materials as bone apposition in the orthodontic treatment
Oral Radiology
- Computer-aided image analysis of oral tumor based on statistical data
- Observation of image changes on odontogenic infection
- Causative study of temporomandibular joint disorders
- Image analysis of salivary gland disease
- Image analysis on dental implant
- Effect of high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for oral tongue cancer
- Treatment results of radiotherapy for gingival cancer
- Development of surface coil for MRI in dentistry
- Clinical application of Cone-beam Computed Tomography for dentomaxillofacial region
Pediatric Dentistry
- Influence of cytokine secretion on fibroblast to blood cell differentiation and proliferation
- Morphological changes on oral hard tissues of neonatal rats born to mothers given methamphetamine during pregnancy
- Apoptosis induced by Streptococcus mutans on cultured human dental pulp cell
- Aging changes of dental arch and jaw bone on occlusal growth and development in childhood
- Characteristics of tooth trauma (fracture of jaw) on children
- Measurement of psychiatric tension on children during dental care
- Effect of rotational toothbrush on oral hygiene of children
- Statistical classification of congenital deciduous and permanent teeth missing
- Behavior modification on physically and mentally handicapped patients during dental care
- Instruction of tooth brushing on autistic patients
Oral Anesthesiology
- Basic study on cerebral venous infarction in oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Basic study of neuropathic pain
- Pain stimulation of the trigeminal nerve and occlusal disorders in relation to monoamine metabolism
- Basic study of upper airway reflexes
- Medical law of medical malpractice in anesthesia
- Clinical study of general anesthesia and sedation
- Clinical study of dental pain clinic
- Systemic management of medically compromised patients in dental care
