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ORAL SCIENCE CENTER
Oral Science Center
Our country has entered a super-aging society,
and it is urgent to provide appropriate information
to the public and introduce dental materials that are not influenced
by price competition in dental care.
To address these societal needs, the "Oral Science Center,"
with its collaboration between medicine, dentistry, and engineering, has established two divisions:
the "Division of Oral-Systemic Health" and the "Division of Oral Devices and Materials"
The center aims to achieve the following goals:
1.Promote preventive healthcare from
the oral cavity through the exploration of the relationship (crosstalk) between the mouth and the body.
2.Develop oral function evaluation devices and bring to practical use
dental restorative materials that do not rely on precious metals.
These efforts are aimed at establishing more
effective dental treatment technologies and providing innovative oral healthcare.
Advancing center-led
oral science research
through two research divisions.
Division of Oral-Systemic Health
Division Head (Professor)
Sayaka Katagiri
Due to the rapid changes in social structure brought about by declining birth rates and an aging population, the disease structure of oral diseases in our country has significantly evolved. Medical care is shifting from a focus on treating dental issues to a broader approach that involves examining the entire body through the oral cavity.
In the key research area of "Oral Science," we aim to scientifically understand the interconnected system between the oral cavity and the entire body in high-order complex biological systems using a data-driven approach. The goal is to promote preventive healthcare through "oral control" that originates from the oral cavity.
Division of Oral Devices and Materials
Division Head (Professor)
Masanao Inokoshi
Recent findings in oral science research indicate that changes in oral function due to aging may contribute to systemic pathological aging. Therefore, we aim to promote the following research and development efforts:
- Development of devices to evaluate oral functions such as chewing, swallowing, and speaking
- Moving away from precious metal-dependent dental treatments through the development of new dental materials