Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery - Imaging & Pathology (OMFS-IMPATH) KU Leuven
The research unit Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery - Imaging & Pathology (OMFS-IMPATH) consists of the following divisions:
- Stomatology & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Imaging
The research unit Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery - Imaging & Pathology (OMFS-IMPATH) consists of the following divisions:
Oral Imaging, OmfsImpath research group
The department of Periodontology conducts both clinical as well as more fundamental research. The clinical projects concentrate on an optimization of non-surgical periodontal therapy, diagnostics in Periodontology, planning and outcome of oral implants, diagnosis and treatment of halitosis. In 1996 the department created the Research Group for Microbial Adhesion. This new group covers research within a broad field of oral microbiology ...
The Oral Health Research Unit conducts research that generates and applies biomedical knowledge and technology to oral health and disease and promotes translation of this acquired expertise to oral health and oral health care.
For more information about the research topics of the different research teams belonging to this department see: Population studies in Oral Health; Biomaterials - BIOMAT; Orthdontics; Periodontology and Oral ...
The Department of Imaging & Pathology conducts bidirectional research in imaging and pathology, with an aim to translate these new insights into better diagnostic and therapeutic applications with a definite social and economical endpoint. Major areas of research are: Multimodal morphological, functional and molecular cardiac imaging and neuro-imaging - Cell tracking and stem cell imaging - Total body imaging in oncology - Radiotracer ...
THE DEPARTMENT PADO MAINLY DEVELOPS RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING DOMAINS:_________________________________________________________ 1. Epidemiology of periodontal diseases (research on gingival and periodontal conditions of young Flemish adults and Flemish dental students); 2. Oral hygiene aids (research on plaque removing efficacy of new toothbrushes and plaque removing efficacy of toothbrushes in orthodontic patients); 3. The use of ...
Research at the KU Leuven Orthodontic unit is focused on aspects of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics both in growing and non-growing populations. Growth, development and morphology are evaluated in three dimensions whenever applicable.
- Studies on the role of the MSX1-gen in the ethiology of cleft lip and palate and hypodontia. - Hormonal interactions with craniofacial morphology and growth. - The use of dental maturation score ...