title: [ Anti-aging dental medicine and calcium metabolism].
abstract: Anti-aging medicine is defined as the medicine which makes maintaining health and youth possible while growing older. Saliva has growth factors and antibacterial agents important for biological homeostasis, and various other substances vital for maintaining general health. The dentistry field also has a deep involvement in dental caries and bone formation (alveolar bone) . This article will discuss recent advances of anti-aging dental medicine including calcium metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine / Tsurumi University Dental Hospital,Department of Pathology.
authors.forename: Koufuchi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ryo
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D015519:Bone Density; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D003813:Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium