Craniofacial Bone and Dental Genetics, Metabolism, Aging, and Disorders in 2023

Dear Colleagues,

Bone and cartilage are intriguing tissues that constitute most of the vertebrate skeleton in animals. Both tissues consist of multiple specialized cells that respond to intrinsic and extrinsic stimulants and inhibitors to regulate their cell fate and differentiation. Craniofacial bone forms through intramembranous and endochondral ossification processes. In addition, bone remodeling and repair happen throughout our lives to maintain its metabolism, physical integrity, and regeneration capacity. This Special Issue aims to publish manuscripts on recent bone genetics and disorders in model organisms to uncover the gene function and regulatory pathways responsible for craniofacial bone development, regeneration, metabolism, and aging. We encourage investigators to submit their relevant studies on the genetics of bone formation, maturation, regeneration, the effect of sex hormones, and response to cytokines and chemokines. This Special Issue seeks to shed more light on current and advanced technologies and studies on craniofacial bone biology to share their knowledge with the scientific community to improve basic science knowledge and translational approaches.

Dr. Walid Fakhouri
Prof. Dr. Mariza Akemi Matsumoto
Dr. Claudia Cristina Biguetti
Dr. Nikolaos Soldatos
Guest Editors

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