Rehabilitation DentistryOral and Craniofacial Anatomy
Department of Oral Anatomy was started at the Tohoku University Faculty of Dentistry in 1965 by Professor Masatomo Saeki. Then, the department has been renamed as Division of Oral and Craniofacial Anatomy by Professor Masayoshi Kikuchi. After the Professor Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Professor Yuji Hatakeyama conducts education and research with the Mr. Shogo Kinoshita.
We teach the human anatomy, particularly focused on the oral and craniofacial structures for students at the Tohoku University Faculty of Dentistry. The students have training courses for human anatomy including the tooth morphology, and will get the basic and essential knowledge for a dentist. During the human anatomy course, the students also understand the complex and functional morphology of the human body and think about sanctity of life and medical ethics. We also have research projects about the function and development of craniofacial morphology and structures, particularly about regulation of hard tissues formation.
Staff
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Prof. Yuji Hatakeyama,
Topics of Research
- Macroscopic anatomical research on oral and craniofacial regions
- Research on bone formation with the application of proteins derived from tooth
- Research on the expression profiles of endoplasmic reticulum chaperones in the cranial base
- Research on malformation of tooth in an amelogenin point mutation mouse
Recent Publications
- Otawa-Kamogashira, N., Matsuda, Y., Takezaki, M., Hatakeyama, Y., Tamaoki, S., Ishikawa, H.: Immunohistochemical study of amelogenin binding proteins in an amelogenin point mutation mouse. Int J Morphol. 37(2): 522-532, 2019
- Matsuda, Y., Hatakeyama, Y., Nakashima, K., Kamogashira, N., Hatakeyama, J., Tamaoki, S., Sawa, Y., Ishikawa H.: Effect of a chemically synthesized leucine-rich amelogenin peptide (csLRAP) on chondrogenic and osteogenic cells. J. Hard Tissue Biol. 26(1): 51-60, 2017.
- Hatakeyama, Y., Hatakeyama, J., Oka, K., Tsuruga, E., Inai, T., Anan, H., Sawa, Y.: Immunohistochemical study of amelogenin and lysosome-associate membrane proteins (LAMPs) in cartilage. Int J Morphol. 32(2): 618-626, 2014.
- Hatakeyama, Y., Hatakeyama, J., Oka, K., Tsuruga, E., Inai, T., Sawa, Y.: Immunohistochemical study of lysosome-associated membrane proteins during periodontal ligament development. J. Hard Tissue Biol. 22(2): 233-240, 2013.