Eiji Tanaka
Professor
Faculty of Dentistry
University of Tokushima
Japan
Biography
Eiji Tanaka has done his PhD from Osaka University in 1993. Currently he is working as Professor in Faculty of Dentistry at Tokushima University. His research interests are Orthodontics, Etiology, Diagnosis and treatment of the temporomandibular joint disorders, Application of ultrasound to dentoalveolar tissues, Biomechanics of the temporomandibular joint. Several Papers of his work were published in reputed international journals. He is also the member of Japanes Orthodontic Society, Shikoku Society of Dental Research, Japanese Association for Dental Research, Japanese Society for Temporomandibular Joint, Chu-Shikoku Orthodontic Society, Japanese Cleft Palate Association, Japanese Society of Stomatognathic Function, The Japanese Society for Jaw Deformities, Japanese Association for Dental Science.
Research Interest
Orthodontics, Etiology, Diagnosis and treatment of the temporomandibular joint disorders, Application of ultrasound to dentoalveolar tissues, Biomechanics of the temporomandibular joint.
Publications
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Takashi Izawa, Islamy Rahma Hutami, Hiroki Mori and Eiji Tanaka. Role of Smad3 and S1P Signaling in Mandibular Condylar Cartilage Homeostasis. Journal of Bone Research. 2017, 5(2): 178.
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Islamy Rahma Hutami, Takashi Izawa, Akiko Mino, Takehiro Shinohara, Hiroki Mori, Akihiko Iwasa and Eiji Tanaka. Fas/S1P1 crosstalk via NF-B activation in osteoclasts controls subchondral bone remodeling in murine TMJ arthritis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2017, 490(4): 1274-1281.
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Takashi Izawa, Islamy Rahma Hutami and Eiji Tanaka. Potential role of rebamipide in osteoclast differentiation and mandibular condylar cartilage homeostasis. Current Rheumatology Reviews. 2017, 13.
