[Regenerative medical therapy and prosthodontics]

The relation between prosthodontics and regenerative medical therapy was taken up as a theme at symposiums in the 112th and 113th scientific meeting of Japan Prosthodontic Society. In this article, these two symposiums are summarized, and academic conference presentations in the scientific meeting of Prosthodontic Society and the content of scientific papers published in the past 21 years are listed by theme, and how the academic society members had worked on themes such as basic medical research and regenerative medical therapy are verified. As a result, it is clarified that reports on biological research and research of regenerative medical therapy carried out from the prosthodontic viewpoint have increased in recent years. However, reports concerning biological findings on dental implants have not increased. It is shown that we have to think about the future direction again regarding the relations with recent regenerative medical therapy. In addition, the necessity of regenerative medical therapy in prosthodontic studies in the future is discussed including some personal opinions. The theme on which we have worked to date is not necessarily far from regenerative medical therapy, and research in the prosthodontic field will contribute to the development of regenerative medical therapy greatly if we appropriately adopt its concept and techniques. I hope that this article will have a good influence on the direction of research of academic society members, especially young members in the future.