Interface Oral Health Science 2007: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium for Interface Oral Health Science, Held in Sendai, Japan, Between 18 and 19 February, 2007

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Possibility of bulk glassy and nanogranular alloys as biomedical materials....Pages 3-19
Development of international perspectives in research: applications to oral mucosal biology....Pages 21-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Stress and microbial diversity in the oral biofilm....Pages 33-42
Characterisation of the human oral microbiome and metagenome....Pages 43-51
Novel functions of adhesins encoded by gingipain genes of Porphyromonas gingivalis ....Pages 53-61
Implication of immune interactions in bacterial virulence: is Porphyromonas gingivalis an “Invader” or “Stealth Element” in periodontal lesions?....Pages 63-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Multifunctional low-rigidity β-type Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr system alloys as biomaterials....Pages 75-84
Study of in vivo bone tissue engineering....Pages 85-94
Toughening of bioabsorbable polymer blend by microstructural modification....Pages 95-104
Corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of a dental magnetic attachment....Pages 105-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Developmental genetics of the dentition....Pages 117-127
Involvement of PRIP, a new signaling molecule, in neuroscience and beyond oral health science....Pages 129-137
Conversion of functions by nanosizing—from osteoconductivity to bone substitutional properties in apatite....Pages 139-147
Less response of osteocyte than osteoblast to mechanical force: implication of different focal adhesion formation....Pages 149-157
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Mechanical stretch inhibits chondrogenesis through ERK-1/2 phosphorylation in micromass culture....Pages 161-166
Development of mechanical strain cell culture system for mechanobiological analysis....Pages 167-172
Regulation of osteoprotegerin and RANKL gene expression by Wnt/β-catenin and bone morphogenetic protein-2 in C2C12 cells....Pages 173-178
Application of electroporation to mandibular explant culture system for gene transfection....Pages 179-180
Effects of initially light and gradually increasing force on orthodontic tooth movement....Pages 181-182
Biomechanical effect of incisors’ traction using miniscrew implant....Pages 183-184
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Periodontal tissue activation by resonance vibration....Pages 185-186
Mesenchymal stem cells in human wisdom tooth germs....Pages 187-188
Osteoblast apoptosis by compressive force and its signaling pathway....Pages 189-190
Effects of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, celecoxib, on osteopenia and increased bone turnover in ovariectomized rats....Pages 191-192
Amelogenin splicing variant promotes chondrogenesis....Pages 193-194
The relationship between the laser Doppler blood-flow signals and the light intensity in the root canals in human extracted teeth....Pages 195-196
Pulpal blood flow in human primary teeth with different root resorption....Pages 197-198
Sympathetic nerve fibers in rat normal and inflamed dental pulp: absence from dentinal tubules....Pages 199-200
Difference of brain function between normal occlusions and malocclusions using NIRS....Pages 201-202
Measurement of human cerebral function caused by oral pain....Pages 203-204
Physiological characteristics of temporomandibular joint mechanosensitive neurons in the trigeminal ganglion of the rabbit....Pages 205-206
Pressure measurement of human gingiva by tonometer....Pages 207-208
Retrospective study on factors that affect removable partial denture usage....Pages 209-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Profiling of subgingival plaque biofilm microflora of healthy and periodontitis subjects by real-time PCR....Pages 213-217
Hydrogen sulfide production by oral Veillonella : effects of substrate and environmental pH....Pages 219-224
Expression of various Toll-like receptors, NOD1, and NOD2, in human oral epithelial cells, and their function....Pages 225-230
Inflammatory stimuli regulate the binding of gingival fibroblasts to dendritic cells via integrin β2....Pages 231-236
Antibodies against proteinase 3 prime human monocytic cells in culture in a proteaseactivated receptor 2- and NF-κB-dependent manner for various Toll-like receptor-, NOD1-, and NOD2-mediated activation....Pages 237-242
Water-insoluble α-glucans from Streptococcus sobrinus induce inflammatory immune responses....Pages 243-247
Biotin-deficiency up-regulates TNF-a production in vivo and in vitro....Pages 249-253
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Real-time PCR analyses of genera Veillonella and Streptococcus in healthy supragingival plaque biofilm microflora of children....Pages 255-256
Inhibitory effects of maltotriitol on growth and adhesion of mutans streptococci....Pages 257-258
Influence of yogurt products containing Lactobacillus reuteri on distributions of mutans streptococci within dental plaque....Pages 259-260
The effect of amylase and its inhibitors on acid production from starch by Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis ....Pages 261-262
Fluoride ion released from glass-ionomer cement is responsible to inhibit the acid production of caries-related oral streptococci....Pages 263-264
Microflora profiling of root canal utilizing real-time PCR and cloning-sequence analyses based on 16S rRNA genes—differences between before and after root canal treatments....Pages 265-266
Detection of periodontopathic bacteria in periodontal pockets by nested polymerase chain reaction....Pages 267-268
Effects of orally administered Lactobacillus salivarius WB21 supplement on periodontal clinical parameters and microflora....Pages 269-270
Involvement of a tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein in the virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis ....Pages 271-272
 Candida species as members of oral microflora in oral lichen planus....Pages 273-274
 Meso -diaminopimelic acid and meso -lanthionine, amino acids peculiar to bacterial cell-wall peptidoglycans, activate human epithelial cells in culture via NOD1....Pages 275-276
Phagocytic macrophages do not contribute to the induction of serum IL-18 in mice treated with Propionibacterium acnes and lipopolysaccharide....Pages 277-278
Epigenetic regulation of susceptibility to anti-cancer drugs in HSC-3 cells....Pages 279-280
Histamine amplifies proinflammatory signaling cascade in human gingival fibroblasts....Pages 281-282
An antibacterial protein CAP18/LL-37 enhanced production of hepatocyte growth factor in human gingival fibroblast cultures....Pages 283-284
Proinflammatory cytokine production and leukocyte adhesion molecule expression of endothelial cells in response to Abiotrophia defectiva infection....Pages 285-286
IL-18 expressed in salivary gland cells induces IL-6 and IL-8 in the cells in synergy with IL-17....Pages 287-288
Infiltration of immune cells in salivary gland by IL-18 overexpression in mice....Pages 289-290
Gelatinase activity in human saliva and its fluctuation in the oral cavity....Pages 291-292
Genome-wide gene expression analysis of human myelomonocytic cell line THP-1 exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)....Pages 293-294
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
CD14-dependent and independent B-cell activations by stimulation with lipopolysaccharide from Porphyromonas gingivalis ....Pages 295-296
Priming effects of microbial or inflammatory agents in metal allergies....Pages 297-298
Dental examinations for oral health promotion in a rural town....Pages 299-300
Non-destructive ultrasonic device detects early caries lesions....Pages 301-302
The TUCL probe, novel constant load periodontal probe for the standardized probing measurements....Pages 303-304
The TUCL probe for easy learning of probing manipulation....Pages 305-306
Psychological characterization of halitosis patients by using Egogram and the Halitosis Scale Questionnaires....Pages 307-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Released ions and microstructures of dental cast experimental Ti-Ag alloys....Pages 311-316
Induction of octacalcium phosphate by surface modification of TiO 2 film prepared by electron cyclotron resonance plasma oxidation....Pages 317-321
Biomaterials based on mineralised collagen—an artificial extracellular bone matrix....Pages 323-328
Osteoclast-mediated bone remodeling in guided bone regeneration with sintered bone grafts....Pages 329-334
Expression of bone matrix proteins and matrix metalloproteinases during repair of rat calvarial bone defects....Pages 335-340
Mold filling of wedge-shaped Ti-Hf alloy castings....Pages 341-342
Corrosion characteristics of magnetic assemblies composing dental magnetic attachments....Pages 343-344
Elastic properties of experimental titanium alloys....Pages 345-346
Strength of porcelain fused to pure titanium made by CAD/CAM....Pages 347-348
Preparation of TiO 2 coating on dental metal materials by plasma CVD....Pages 349-350
The possibility to form a new bone by means of using osteogenesis devices placed between bone and periosteum in rabbits....Pages 351-352
The effects of orthopedic forces with self-contained SMA appliance on cranial suture in rat....Pages 353-354
Development of a new ultra-precision-polished pure titanium mirror for dental treatment....Pages 355-356
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Biodegradable characteristics of octacalcium phosphate combined with collagen implanted in two bony sites....Pages 357-358
New bone formation in β-TCP/MSC complex: effect of osteoblastic differentiation of MSC....Pages 359-360
Bone regenerative property of synthetic octacalcium phosphate in collagen matrix....Pages 361-362
Effect of octacalcium phosphate on proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow stromal cell line ST-2....Pages 363-364
Fitness of Zirconia all-ceramic crowns with different cervical margin forms....Pages 365-366
Periodic changes of marginal adaptation of cervical composite resin restorations....Pages 367-368
Comparative evaluation of the radiopacity of fiber-reinforced posts....Pages 369-370
Quantitative-radiographic and molecular-histological analysis of bone repair in critical and non-critical size rat calvarial bone defects....Pages 371-372
Immunohistological study on STRO-1 in developing rat molars....Pages 373-374
Stealth authentication by communication with radio-frequency transponder embedded in a tooth....Pages 375-376
Back Matter....Pages 377-385