Salivary Medicine and Regeneration of Salivary Glands
A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2020) | Viewed by 7267
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Saliva is a biological fluid which maintains oral health (protecting teeth and tongue) while also taking an active part in digestion, taste sensing and antimicrobial mechanisms. A major clinical problem is the lack of saliva caused by various malfunctions of salivary glands. Repairing or regenerating the salivary glands by restoring a healthy cellular microenvironment is regarded as an appealing alternative to the current limited palliative-only treatments (sialagogues or artificial saliva). Salivary glands are known to possess an intrinsic recovery potential, which allows them to self-repair after experimental induced atrophy. The regeneration capability of salivary glands is among top research topics in salivary research.
Salivary biomarker data, as well as developmental pathways findings, are helping to rapidly piece together the puzzle of salivary gland regeneration.
In this Special Issue, we intend to sum up the latest discoveries in the field in order to serve as a useful tool for researchers that are interested in both saliva and regenerative medicine.
Dr. Mihnea-Ioan Nicolescu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Saliva
- Biomarkers
- Salivary glands
- Regenerative medicine
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