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Published on: December 31, 2017
Oral biosciences: The annual review 2018
Hayato Ohshima1, Norio Amizuka2
1Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8514, Japan.
Background:
The Journal of Oral Biosciences is devoted to the advancement and dissemination of fundamental knowledge regarding every aspect of oral biosciences.
Highlight:
This editorial review features summaries of review articles in the fields of "Bone Biology," "Epigenomics," "Periodontium," and "Amelogenesis" in addition to review articles by winners of the Lion Dental Research Award ("Role of non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways in bone resorption," "Mechanisms of orofacial sensory processing in the rat insular cortex," and "Analysis of the mechanism in salivary gland development using gene database") and the Rising Members Award ("Synergistic findings from microbiological and evolutional analyses of virulence factors among pathogenic streptococcal species" and "Free fatty acids may be involved in the pathogenesis of oral-related and cardiovascular diseases"), presented by the Japanese Association for Oral Biology.
Conclusion:
These reviews published in the Journal of Oral Biosciences have inspired the readers of the Journal to broaden their knowledge of various aspects in the oral biosciences. This editorial review summarizes these exciting articles.
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