TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporomandibular Joint Bioengineering Conference
T2 - Working Together Toward Improving Clinical Outcomes
AU - Almarza, Alejandro J.
AU - Mercuri, Louis G.
AU - Arzi, Boaz
AU - Gallo, Luigi M.
AU - Granquist, Eric
AU - Kapila, Sunil
AU - Detamore, Michael S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Number of R01 funded projects from NIH Reporter with the key terms TMJ from 2006 to 2018
Funding Information:
The format of the TMJBC meeting has evolved from the first to the most recent sixth event2. The first conference in 2006 was funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), with an extensive list of invited speakers documented in a 2007 publication in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering [1]. At the sixth TMJBC, speakers were selected from unsolicited abstracts and were then assigned a 15-min oral podium presentation. Presentations at the sixth TMJBC were organized into six areas of emphasis: Clinical studies, biomechanics, natural occurring TMJ disorders in animals, animal models of degeneration, biological basis for disease and treatments, and tissue engineering. There was time for group discussion of each topic, leading to general consensus on the cutting edge of technologies, gaps in the research, and the need for more
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PY - 2020/2/1
Y1 - 2020/2/1
N2 - The sixth temporomandibular joint (TMJ) Bioengineering Conference (TMJBC) was held on June 14-15 2018, in Redondo Beach, California, 12 years after the first TMJBC. Speakers gave 30 presentations and came from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The goal of the conference has remained to foster a continuing forum for bioengineers, scientists, and surgeons and veterinarians to advance technology related to TMJ disorders. These collective multidisciplinary interactions over the past decade have made large strides in moving the field of TMJ research forward. Over the past 12 years, in vivo approaches for tissue engineering have emerged, along with a wide variety of degeneration models, as well as with models occurring in nature. Furthermore, biomechanical tools have become more sensitive and new biologic interventions for disease are being developed. Clinical directives have evolved for specific diagnoses, along with patient-specific biological and immunological responses to TMJ replacement devices alloplastic and/or bioengineered devices. The sixth TMJBC heralded many opportunities for funding agencies to advance the field: (1) initiatives on TMJ that go beyond pain research, (2) more training grants focused on graduate students and fellows, (3) partnership funding with government agencies to translate TMJ solutions, and (4) the recruitment of a critical mass of TMJ experts to participate on grant review panels. The TMJ research community continues to grow and has become a pillar of dental and craniofacial research, and together we share the unified vision to ultimately improve diagnoses and treatment outcomes in patients affected by TMJ disorders.
AB - The sixth temporomandibular joint (TMJ) Bioengineering Conference (TMJBC) was held on June 14-15 2018, in Redondo Beach, California, 12 years after the first TMJBC. Speakers gave 30 presentations and came from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The goal of the conference has remained to foster a continuing forum for bioengineers, scientists, and surgeons and veterinarians to advance technology related to TMJ disorders. These collective multidisciplinary interactions over the past decade have made large strides in moving the field of TMJ research forward. Over the past 12 years, in vivo approaches for tissue engineering have emerged, along with a wide variety of degeneration models, as well as with models occurring in nature. Furthermore, biomechanical tools have become more sensitive and new biologic interventions for disease are being developed. Clinical directives have evolved for specific diagnoses, along with patient-specific biological and immunological responses to TMJ replacement devices alloplastic and/or bioengineered devices. The sixth TMJBC heralded many opportunities for funding agencies to advance the field: (1) initiatives on TMJ that go beyond pain research, (2) more training grants focused on graduate students and fellows, (3) partnership funding with government agencies to translate TMJ solutions, and (4) the recruitment of a critical mass of TMJ experts to participate on grant review panels. The TMJ research community continues to grow and has become a pillar of dental and craniofacial research, and together we share the unified vision to ultimately improve diagnoses and treatment outcomes in patients affected by TMJ disorders.
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U2 - 10.1115/1.4044090
DO - 10.1115/1.4044090
M3 - Article
C2 - 31233104
AN - SCOPUS:85105015731
VL - 142
JO - Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
JF - Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
SN - 0148-0731
IS - 2
M1 - 020801
ER -