Progress on space oral medicine research under microgravity environment.
- Author:
Jing CHEN
;
Xingqun CHENG
;
Xin XU
;
Xuedong ZHOU
;
Yuqing LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Aerospace Medicine;
Biomedical Research;
Humans;
Mouth Diseases;
Oral Medicine;
Stem Cells;
Weightlessness
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2016;34(1):91-95
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As an interdisciplinary of stomatology and space medicine, space oral medicine focuses mainly on oral diseases happened under space environment. With the manned space technology stepping into the new era, space oral medicine has been put under the spotlight. This article will review the historical events on this subject, summarize the newly progress especially on craniomaxillofacial bone, tooth-derived stem cell and oral microbiology researches and still put forward future prospect.
