Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy
Prof. Baba Otto E-mail:baba.otto@tokushima-u.ac.jp
Our research projects are as follows ;
1)Development of teeth and periodontium :
To elucidate the factors of mammalian dentin and periodontium formation, by utilizing morphological and molecular biological methods. The comparative study on fish teeth is also performed to figure out the evolutional changes and conserved factors,of periodontium in both animals.
2)Gross anatomy of head and neck structures :
To investigate muscles of the soft palate & pharynx in human and the other mammals to understand the swallowing system.