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Oral Functional Prosthodontics Lab
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A prosthodontics lab that aims to restore the form and function of the mouth with dentures and implants.
AboutAbout the lab
Restoring the function of lost teeth.
The Oral Functional Prosthodontics Lab studies how to restore the form and function of lost teeth and oral tissues with removable dentures (complete and partial dentures) and implants.
Its work includes computer analysis of the forces acting on prosthetic devices and research on new biomaterials made from carbon nanomaterials.
The lab also conducts research on the relationship between occlusion (the way the teeth fit together) and the whole body, as well as clinical studies on the course and outcomes of prosthodontic treatment.
Key terms
- Removable denture
- A removable denture that rests on the gums. Types include complete dentures and partial dentures.
- Prosthodontic treatment
- Treatment that replaces lost teeth and oral tissues with artificial devices such as dentures, crowns, and implants.
- Finite element method
- A computational method that divides a shape into small elements and calculates deformation and stress when force is applied.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts basic and clinical research aimed at restoring the form and function of lost teeth and oral tissues. Its topics include the mechanics of dentures and dental implants, biomaterials, and the relationship between occlusion and the whole body.
*Illustrative imageMechanical analysis of dentures and implants
The lab uses the finite element method to calculate the stress on prosthetic devices and the remaining tissues, and also studies how forces are applied using 3D measurement on simulation models and various sensors.
*Illustrative imageCarbon nanomaterials as biomaterials
The lab aims to clarify how the body responds to carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, and to apply them to materials for dental implants and bone regeneration.
*Illustrative imageOcclusion and the whole body
By analyzing sway in the body's center of gravity and the movements of occlusion, the lab studies how occlusion affects the whole body and how the whole body affects occlusion.
*Illustrative imageThe body's response to implants
The lab studies titanium surface treatments from both the material and tissue perspectives, and aims to clarify how bite force affects bone formation around implants.
MembersFaculty
Members of the Oral Functional Prosthodontics Lab include faculty, clinical staff dentists, research fellows, clinical residents, and graduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKiwamu Sakaguchi
- Assistant ProfessorHiromi Komatsubara
- Assistant ProfessorRumi Horiuchi
- Assistant ProfessorMarie Goto
- Assistant ProfessorEri Hirata
- Assistant ProfessorTatsuro Ito
- Assistant ProfessorNaomichi Murashima
- Assistant ProfessorAsuka Kodama
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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: “Making of complete denture 28” Werneuchen / Public domain (cropped)
- Mechanical analysis of dentures and implants: “Gipsmodell Zahntechnik” Sterilgutassistentin / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Carbon nanomaterials as biomaterials: “Carbon nanotube armchair povray” Arnero / Public domain (cropped)
- Occlusion and the whole body: “Internationale Dental-Schau IDS 2011 Cologne 002” Bin im Garten / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- The body's response to implants: “X-ray of root analogue dental implant two rooted left lower molar” Logicwhatelse / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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