【Major Papers of the Laboratory】
・Extranodal extension in oral squamous cell carcinoma: clinical and histopathological analysis: Higaki M, Koizumi K, Ando T, Ito N, Obayashi F, Hamada A, Yanamoto S.: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 137(6), 632-639, 2024.
・A study of the prognostic factors for late cervical lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis in patients with cT1-2N0 tongue cancer: Obayashi F, Koizumi K, Ito N, Higaki M, Ishida Y, Hamada A, Yamasaki S, Tani R, Yanamoto S.: Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(4), 976, 2024.
・Potential role of circulating tumor cells and cell-free DNA as biomarkers in oral cancer: a prospective single-center study: Eboshida N, Hamada A, Higaki M, Obayashi F, Ito N, Yamasaki S, Tani R, Shintani T, Koizumi K, Yanamoto S.: PLoS ONE, 19(12), e0309178, 2024.

【Education】
In the School of Dentistry, we are responsible for teaching Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Basic Clinical Practice in Maxillofacial Medicine. Our primary focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions in the oral, maxillofacial, and craniofacial regions, including inflammation, trauma, benign and malignant tumors. In the graduate school, we teach Oral Cancer Control, aiming to provide education that enhances both high specialization and uniqueness, while guiding students toward obtaining certification as specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

【Research】
1. Multicenter Collaborative Clinical Study for Establishing Evidence-Based Medicine in Oral Cancer
2. Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells and Cell-Free DNA in Oral Cancer
3. Molecular Biological Study on Distant Metastasis in Oral Cancer
4. Quality of Life Study in Patients with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
5. AI-Based Imaging Analysis in Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
6. Psychological Approach in Oral Cancer Patients: A Research Study
7. Research on Sarcopenia in Oral Cancer Patients
8. Research on Management of Adverse Events in Radiochemotherapy for Oral Cancer
9. Research on Gut and Oral Microbiota in Oral Cancer Patients
10. Oral Science Approach to Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Research Study