Oral biosciences: The annual review 2012

摘要

In addition to original articles, the Journal of Oral Biosciences publishes review articles by winners of the "Lion Dental Research Award" and "Rising Members Award" presented by the Japanese Association for Oral Biology as well as reviews of recent information presented by the speakers at a symposium held during the annual meeting of the Association. In 2012, we published special issues featuring reviews on the following topics: "Microbial pathogenesis and research strategies to address oral and related infectious diseases," "How does the human brain drive orofacial function?," "Role of extracellular matrices in the regulation of mineralized tissue," "Studies on membrane traffic in the dental sciences," "Leading edge of oral biofilm research—challenges in the correct understanding of oral disease caused by biofilm," "From oral sciences to health sciences—promotion of oral health sciences," "Studies in infection and immunity by the upcoming generation," "Challenges for new horizons in bone research," and "Dynamism of the extracellular environment." These reviews in the Journal of Oral Biosciences will inspire our readers to widen their knowledge of various aspects of oral biosciences. The current editorial review introduces the following exciting studies.