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Craniofacial Anomalies Lab
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A clinical dentistry lab that studies the diagnosis and treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate.
AboutAbout the lab
Working on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies.
The Craniofacial Anomalies Lab is a clinical dentistry lab that conducts research on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital craniofacial anomalies such as cleft lip and cleft palate.
At the hospital, the lab mainly treats malocclusion and jaw deformities caused by congenital craniofacial anomalies, and it practices team-based care in cooperation with other departments inside and outside the hospital.
Its clinical unit, the Oral and Maxillofacial Function Treatment Department, is an institution designated by the Japanese Orthodontic Society for training certified orthodontists and supervising orthodontists, and it provides postgraduate specialist education in orthodontics.
The lab belongs to the Department of Dentistry for a Community-Inclusive Society in the Graduate School of Dentistry.
Key terms
- Cleft lip and cleft palate
- A condition in which the lip or the roof of the mouth (the palate) is split from birth. It is one type of congenital craniofacial anomaly.
- Malocclusion
- A condition in which the upper and lower teeth do not fit together normally.
- Jaw deformity
- A condition in which differences in the size or position of the upper or lower jaw cause abnormalities in the shape of the face and in the bite.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research centers on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital craniofacial anomalies. It also works on topics such as the growth and development of children with cleft lip and cleft palate and the objective evaluation of oral sensation.
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MembersFaculty
- ProfessorHiroyasu Kanetaka
- Associate ProfessorToshiaki Nishimura
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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: “In a dental clinic, New Orleans, 2 April 2026 - 3” Infrogmation / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies and team-based care: “Pediatric Dentistry Clinic at the UCLA Venice Dental Center” UCLA School of Dentistry / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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