【Research Keywords】
Bone invasion and bone resorption of oral cancer,Intractable stomatitis and mucositis,Orthognathic surgery and temporomandibular joint surgery,Studies of pathological condition and molecular expression of condyle resorption
【Recent highlights】
Progressive condyle resorption of the temporomandibular joint may develop in young patient. Anterior disk displacement and thickened articular synovium that compresses the bone resorption surface are thought to contribute to condyle resorption. Although extremely intractable, we are working on a treatment to stop the resorption and increase the size of the condyle by resecting the thickened synovial membrane and disc repositioning.