Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences
ONLINE ISSN 2185-9132
PRINT ISSN 1342-8810
Review
Original Article
Immunohistochemical localization of tenascin and ki-67 nuclear antigen in human endometrium throughout the normal menstrual cycle.....7
Makoto Taguchi, Toshiro Kubota and Takeshi Aso
Castability of Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy for dental casting.....13
Tie Jun Wang, Equo Kobayashi, Hisashi Doi and Takayuki Yoneyama
Evaluation of obturator prostheses using vibration analysis.....21
Meiko Oki, Hisashi Taniguchi and Takashi Ohyama
Effects of pericytes and various cytokines on integrity of endothelial monolayer originated from blood-nerve barrier: An in vitro study.....31
Takayuki Iwasaki, Takashi Kanda and Hidehiro Mizusawa
Eight-year trend of new patients at Clinic for Disabled Patients, University Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.....41
Osamu Shinozuka, Shigeru Sueda, Katsuhito Miki, Mikako Yokoi, Asako Koeda, Minoru Inada, Tsuneyoshi Yamazaki and Takashi Ohyama
Midkine inhibits apoptosis via extracellular signal regulated kinase(ERK) activation in PC12 cells.....45
Kiyoshi Owada, Nobuo Sanjyo, Takayoshi Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Kamata, Hidehiro Mizusawa, Hisako Muramatsu, Takashi Muramatsu and Makoto Michikawa
Seroreactivity clarification and viral load quantitation in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in Ghana.....53
William Kwabena Ampofo, Yoshio Koyanagi, Jim Brandful, Koichi Ishikawa and Naoki Yamamoto
Review
Generation of rhythmical food ingestive activities of the trigeminal, facial, and hypoglossal motoneurons in in vitro CNS preparations isolated from rats and mice.....63
Yoshio Nakamura, Nobuo Katakura and Misuzu Nakajima
Original Article
Effects of aging on oxytalan fibre in mouse periodontal ligament.....75
Pranee Chantawiboonchai, Junichiro Iida and Kunimichi Soma
P2Y2 receptor elevates intracellular calcium concentration in rabbit eye suprachoroid.....83
Yoshiharu Sugamoto, Keiji Hirai and Takashi Tokoro
Study of mandibular movements in mandibulectomy patients
-Border movements and functional movements during Mastication, Deglutition and Speech-.....93
Miyuki Takahashi, Masayuki Hideshima, Innim Park, Hisashi Taniguchi and Takashi Ohyama
Mini Review
Oral cavity and feeding.....105
Hiroshi Uematsu
Original Article
What types of occlusal factors play a role in temporomandibular disorders...?
-A Literature Review-.....111
Ali Al Marzooq, Masaru Yatabe and Minoru Ai
Effects of mechanical stress on the mRNA expression of S100A4 and cytoskeletal components by periodontal ligament cells.....117
Wagner Rodrigues Duarte, Yuko Mikuni-Takagaki, Toshio Kawase, Tadahiro Iimura, Shinichiro Oida, Keiichi Ohya, Keizo Takenaga, Isao Ishikawa and Shohei Kasugai
Effect of rinse with calcium enriched milk on plaque fluid.....123
Mitsuro Tanaka, Kosuke Matsunaga and Yoshinori Kadoma
A study comparing ultrasound images of tongue movements between open bite children and normal children in the early mixed dentition period.....127
Tomoaki Kikyo, Miki Saito and Masaski Ishikawa
Review
Utilization of the Concentric Circle Model in Clinical Nursing: a Review.....139
Keiko Kazuma
Original Article
Effectiveness of a stress management program for family caregivers of the elderly at home.....145
Eriko Mizuno, Takashi Hosaka, Ryuji Ogihara, Harufusa Higano and Yoshihiro Mano
The Effects on Pulp Tissue of Microleakage in Resin Composite Restorations.....155
Yasutaka Sasafuchi, Masayuki Otsuki, Shigehisa Inokoshi and Junji Tagami
Non-invasive assessment of bone quality.....165
Masaaki Matsubara, Koji Nakamura, Sadao Morita and Isamu Kashima