Background: The Journal of Oral Biosciences is devoted to the advancement and dissemination of fundamental knowledge regarding every aspect of oral biosciences.
Highlight: This editorial review features summaries of review articles in the fields of "Bone Biology," "Epigenomics," "Periodontium," and "Amelogenesis" in addition to review articles by winners of the Lion Dental Research Award ("Role of non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways in bone resorption," "Mechanisms of orofacial sensory processing in the rat insular cortex," and "Analysis of the mechanism in salivary gland development using gene database") and the Rising Members Award ("Synergistic findings from microbiological and evolutional analyses of virulence factors among pathogenic streptococcal species" and "Free fatty acids may be involved in the pathogenesis of oral-related and cardiovascular diseases"), presented by the Japanese Association for Oral Biology.
Conclusion: These reviews published in the Journal of Oral Biosciences have inspired the readers of the Journal to broaden their knowledge of various aspects in the oral biosciences. This editorial review summarizes these exciting articles.
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