Tsutomu Iwamoto
Professor
Faculty of Dentistry
University of Tokushima
Japan
Biography
Tsutomu Iwamoto has done his Doctor of Dentistry from Nagasaki University in 2002. Currently he is working as Professor in Faculty of Dentistry at Tokushima University. His research interests are Pediatric Dentistry, Elucidation of the novel molecular mechanisms in tooth development. Several Papers of his work were published in reputed international journals. He is also the member of Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry, The Japanese Society for Disability and Oral Health, Japanese Cleft Palate Association, International Association for Dental Research, The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Sports Dental Association, Shikoku Dental Society, Japan Children's Health Association.
Research Interest
Pediatric Dentistry.
Publications
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Tsutomu Iwamoto, Nakamura Takashi, Ishikawa Masayuki, Yoshizaki Keigo, Yamada Aya, Fukumoto Emiko, Sugimoto Asuna, Ida-Yonemochi Hiroko, Saito Masahiro, Yamada Yoshihiko and Fukumoto Satoshi. Pannexin 3 regulates proliferation and differentiation of odontoblasts via its hemichannel activities. PLoS ONE. 2017, 12(5): e0177557.
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Sugimoto Asuna, Yuki Akazawa, Kawarabayashi Keita, Miyazaki Aya, Kimiko Ueda Yamaguchi, Takamasa Kitamura and Tsutomu Iwamoto. A study on the effect of Oral Myofunctional Therapy (MFT) in children. The Japanese Journal of Pediatric Dentistry. 2017, 56(1).
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Sugimoto Asuna, Miyazaki Aya, Kawarabayashi Keita, Masayuki Shono, Yuki Akazawa, Tomokazu Hasegawa, Kimiko Ueda Yamaguchi, Takamasa Kitamura, Yoshizaki keigo, Fukumoto Satoshi and Tsutomu Iwamoto. Piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 functions as a regulator of the cell fate determination of mesenchymal stem cells. Scientific Reports. 2017.
