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Geriatric and Systemic Management Dentistry Lab
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A dentistry lab that supports the oral health of older adults and people with medical conditions.
AboutAbout the lab
Supporting healthy life expectancy through oral health.
The lab aims to contribute to the advancement of dentistry for older adults and people with underlying medical conditions.
Its goal is to support healthy life expectancy through oral health in a super-aged society.
Its research covers the relationship between oral health and overall health, and systems for oral management in collaboration with multiple healthcare professions.
As a clinical department of Kyushu University Hospital, the lab also engages in undergraduate education, clinical research, and a wide range of clinical activities at the hospital.
Key terms
- Frailty
- A condition in which physical and mental functions have weakened with age
- Oral microbiota
- The community of many different kinds of bacteria living in the mouth
- IoT
- A system in which everyday devices are connected to the internet to exchange data
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The lab conducts research on oral health and overall health, and on oral management systems built in collaboration with multiple healthcare professions. Its research page lists clinical research themes such as changes in oral bacteria, oral function and frailty in older adults, and oral management in nursing care facilities.
*Illustrative imageChanges in the oral microbiota before and after treatment
The lab examines how the community of bacteria in the mouth (the oral microbiota) changes before and after treatment in patients with hematologic malignancies. It also investigates the relationship with oral mucosal damage.
*Illustrative imageOral function and frailty in older adults
Targeting community-dwelling older adults, the lab investigates the relationship between oral function and frailty, the weakening of body and mind with age.
*Illustrative imageImproving oral function with IoT
The lab is developing programs that use IoT to improve oral function.
*Illustrative imagePreventing frailty and lifestyle-related diseases through the mouth
Using data-driven analysis, the lab is developing methods that approach the prevention of frailty and lifestyle-related diseases through oral health.
MembersFaculty
The lab's members consist of faculty, clinical staff, registered trainee clinicians, graduate students, collaborative researchers, and hospital trainees.
- ProfessorHaruhiko Kashiwazaki
- LecturerJunichi Yamazoe
- LecturerHideyuki Takano
- Assistant ProfessorSaori Oku
- Assistant ProfessorYuta Utsumi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Frail elderly patient receiving dental care” Warren Schneider / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Changes in the oral microbiota before and after treatment: “Intestinal bacteria culture test tube” Fumikas Sagisavas / CC0 (cropped)
- Oral function and frailty in older adults: “Outdoor exercise for the elderly in Blijham (2017) 02” Donald Trung / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Improving oral function with IoT: “RFID IoT device 01” Vijka / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Preventing frailty and lifestyle-related diseases through the mouth: “Keeping a HAWC eye on health and wellness 130507-F-EV216-053” Senior Airman Racheal Watson / Public domain (cropped)
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- Related lab (総合歯科学分野): “Hohenfels Army Dental Clinic (7937241)” U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon Best / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (歯科麻酔学分野): “Local Dental Anesthesia Preparation” Jameswasswa / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (歯科保存学分野): “Pulp tissue removed during endodontic therapy by a size 20 broach file” DRosenbach at en.Wikipedia / Public domain (cropped)
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