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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Lab
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An oral surgery lab that works on the treatment of and basic research on cleft lip and palate and jaw deformities.
AboutAbout the lab
Basic and clinical research, from cleft lip and palate to oral cancer
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Lab conducts basic and clinical research centered on congenital anomalies such as cleft lip and palate, and on jaw deformities.
Research in this lab also includes translational research aimed at clarifying disease mechanisms and developing new treatments.
For oral cancer as well, the lab works with other institutions on developing diagnostic support systems aimed at early detection and early treatment, and on clarifying the mechanisms of carcinogenesis and metastasis.
With the goal of training academic surgeons in the maxillofacial and oral region, the lab is also involved in undergraduate education, graduate education, and postgraduate clinical training.
Key terms
- Cleft lip and palate
- A congenital anomaly in which there is a cleft in the lip or in the palate (the roof of the mouth) from birth
- Translational research
- Research that aims to turn results from basic research into new treatments in clinical settings
- Trigeminal system neurons
- Nerve cells of the trigeminal nerve, which are involved in sensation and movement of the face and mouth area
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts basic and clinical research on congenital anomalies such as cleft lip and palate, jaw deformities, and oral cancer, with the aim of clarifying disease mechanisms and developing treatments. Basic research covers the control of movements involved in sucking, mastication, and feeding, the mechanisms of taste, and the invasion and metastasis of oral cancer. Clinical research covers the evaluation of treatments for cleft lip and palate and the development of oral cancer treatment systems that use artificial intelligence (AI).
*Illustrative imageNeurons that control sucking and mastication
The lab analyzes the neurophysiological functions of trigeminal system neurons, central nervous system cells involved in controlling the movements of sucking and mastication.
*Illustrative imageHypothalamic neuropeptides and feeding
The lab works to clarify how neuropeptides originating in the hypothalamus control the movements involved in feeding.
*Illustrative imageMuscle regeneration therapy with functional peptides
Using SV peptide, one of the functional peptides, the lab aims to establish a therapy that restores the function of skeletal muscle.
*Illustrative imageElectrophysiology of the taste system
The lab studies the taste system, mainly using electrophysiological methods.
MembersFaculty
The faculty of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Lab consists of Professors, Associate Professors, Lecturers, and Assistant Professors.As of 2026
- ProfessorSusumu Tanaka
- Associate ProfessorEmiko Isomura
- LecturerShinichiro Hiraoka
- LecturerYusuke Yokota
- Assistant ProfessorKazuma Harada
- Assistant ProfessorToshihiro Uchihashi
- Assistant ProfessorSoju Seki
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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: “Dental instruments by Roboz Tech Surgical” RobozTech / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Neurons that control sucking and mastication: “Neurons (Purkinje cells)” Lennart Rikk / CC0 (cropped)
- Hypothalamic neuropeptides and feeding: “The Hypothalamus-Pituitary Complex zh” 喵叫授 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Muscle regeneration therapy with functional peptides: “Skeletal Muscle Tissue” Community College Bioscience / CC0 (cropped)
- Electrophysiology of the taste system: “Taste Transduction english” Upendi123 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Pediatric Dentistry Lab): “Streptococcus mutans Gram” Y tambe / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Oral Physiology Lab): “Dental tool work DVIDS264901” Petty Officer 3rd Class Jake Berenguer / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Comprehensive Dentistry Lab): “Hospital Dental Engine” Ptrump16 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Oral and Maxillofacial Oncologic Surgery Lab): “Circumcision instruments on green cloth in tray - right” Dan Bollinger / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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