Unlocking the secrets of cellular communication within the oral system is crucial for advancing our understanding of health and disease. By decoding how these cells interact, clinicians could potentially engage with them directly, paving the way for targeted treatment strategies.
This comprehensive book, authored by 47 leading experts in the field, combines insights from both clinicians and basic scientists in each chapter, delivering a current and reliable overview of this rapidly evolving area of research. The initial chapters focus on classic cell types, while subsequent sections expand to explore organ systems and various models of cell-to-cell communication. A standout feature includes striking colored scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images that vividly illustrate the functional characteristics of the cells discussed.
Additionally, the book is enhanced by an augmented reality (AR) app, allowing readers to engage with the processes of bone resorption in an interactive manner. This innovative resource aims to broaden our perspective on tissue regeneration and disease healing by harnessing the language of cells, while also pointing toward future directions in both research and therapy.
**Contents**
**Part 1: Cell Atlas of the Oral System “A to Z”**
– Ameloblasts (R. J. Miron, A. Lussi)
– B-Cells / T-Cells (J. E. Konkel, I. L. C. Chapple)
– Cementoblasts & Cementocytes (B. L. Foster, M. Sanz)
– Chondrocytes and Fibrochondrocytes (D. S. Nedrelow, M. S. Detamore, M. E. Wong)
– Dental Stem Cells: Developmental Aspects (J. Krivanek, K. Fried)
– Epithelial Cells (V.-J. Uitto, U. K. Gürsoy)
– Fibroblasts (G. Pompermaier Garlet, D. S. Thoma)
– Macrophages (J. CW. Wang, W. V. Giannobile)
– Microvascular Cells: Endothelium and Pericytes (A. Banfi, S. Kühl)
– Myocytes (S. W. Herring, S. Kiliaridis)
– Nerve Cells (S. B. Oh, P. R. Lee, D. A. Ettlin)
– Odontoblasts (D. D. Bosshardt, P. R. Schmidlin)
– Osteoblasts (F. E. Weber, B. Lethaus)
– Osteoclasts / Odontoclasts (R. Nishimura, H. Terheyden)
– Osteocytes (R. Gruber, B. Stadlinger)
– Polymorphonuclear Cells (Neutrophils) (J. Deschner, S. Jepsen)
– Salivary Acinar Cells (G. B. Procter, A. Vissink)
**Part 2: Cellular Interactions―Insights and Outlooks**
– Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Therapeutic Aspects (Q. Vallmajo-Martin, J. S. Marschall, E. Avilla-Royo, M. Ehrbar)
– Model Systems for Investigation of Cell-to-Cell Communication (P. Korn, M. Gelinsky)
– Linking Molecular Function with Tissue Structure in the Oral Cavity (C. Porcheri, C. T. Meisel, T. A. Mitsiades)
– Oral Microbiota, Biofilms and Their Environment (N. Bostanci, G. N. Belibasakis)
