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Anatomy and Functional Restorations

Prof. KAKU Masato

【Research Keywords】
Bone metabolism, Oral function, Zirconia, Dental materials

【Recent highlights】
The recent study was to investigate the changes in tongue-palatal contact patterns using electropalatography (EPG) before and after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) in patients with mandibular prognathism.
The effect of a compressive force on bone metabolism in the expression of cytokine is also improved.

Profiles of Faculty and Research Scholars

【Major Papers of the Laboratory】
・Effects of vascular endothelial growth factor on osteoclast induction during tooth movement in mice, Journal of Dental Research, 80(10), 1880-1883, 20010401
・Osteoclast appearance in developmental stages of different bones after a single injection of macrophage colony-stimulating factor in op/op mice, Biomedical Research, 19(1), 77-81, 19980401
・Vascular endothelial growth factor can substitute for macrophage colony-stimulating factorin the support of osteoclastic bone resorption, Journal of Experimental Medicine, 190, 293-298, 19990401

【Education】
Tooth morphology, Practice on tooth carving, Basic oral science

【Research】

Effects of mechanical stress on bone metabolism and angiogenesis
Tongue-palatal contact during articulation and swallow
Composite materials for esthetic dentistry
Clinical application of ceramic
Assessment of 3D data for dental practice

Fig. 1: Electropalatography (EPG) and recording system (STARS)

Fig. 2: Effect of mechanical stress on bone metabolism