One of the most prevalent and important health problems in the world is periodontal and plaque-related diseases for which antibiotic drugs with their associated side effects are used as treatment. With increasing resistance to antibiotics and a…
With an update of the recent progress in etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of caries, it may be said that the final defeat of dental caries is becoming possible soon. Based on the research in this area in recent decades, "Contemporary…
This book, containing review articles from the 5th International Symposium for Interface Oral Health Science held January 20–21, 2014, at Sakura Hall in Tohoku
University, Sendai, Japan, is being published in 2014 under the title of Interface
Oral…
Interface Oral Health Science is a new concept in dentistry, established by the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry in 2002, based on the knowledge
that normal oral function is maintained through harmony between three biological and…
Recently, the development of coatings of implant and bone surfaces has received a significant
amount of interest. The coating of implants may enhance osseointegration. Moreover, coating the
surface of implants may provide antimicrobial effects.…
The trend of digitalization is an omnipresent phenomenon nowadays – in social life and in the dental community. Advancement in digital technology has fostered research into new dental materials for the use of these workflows, particularly in the…
Progress in information technology has fostered a global explosion of data generation. Accumulated big data are now estimated to be 4.4 zettabytes in the digital universe; and trends predict an exponential increase in the future. Health data are…
Artificial intelligence (AI), including deep learning and machine learning, is undergoing rapid
development and has garnered substantial public attention in recent years. In particular, AI is
positioned to become one of the most transformative…
Advanced oral and maxillofacial surgery encompasses a vast array of diseases, disorders, defects, and deformities as well as injuries of the mouth, head, face, and jaws. It relates not only to treatment of impacted teeth, facial pain, misaligned…
The book "Dental Anatomy" is one of the most important and basic areas of dentistry. This book is a collection of nine chapters divided into five sections as follows: Chapter 1: "Permanent Maxillary and Mandibular Incisors" Chapter 2: "The Permanent…