AUTHOR=Li Na , Fu Lin , Li Zehan , Ke Yue , Wang Yanqiu , Wu Jintao , Yu Jinhua TITLE=The Role of Immune Microenvironment in Maxillofacial Bone Homeostasis JOURNAL=Frontiers in Dental Medicine VOLUME=2 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/dental-medicine/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2021.780973 DOI=10.3389/fdmed.2021.780973 ISSN=2673-4915 ABSTRACT=

Maxillofacial bone defects are common medical problems caused by congenital defects, necrosis, trauma, tumor, inflammation, and fractures non-union. Maxillofacial bone defects often need bone graft, which has many difficulties, such as limited autogenous bone supply and donor site morbidity. Bone tissue engineering is a promising strategy to overcome the above-mentioned problems. Osteoimmunology is the inter-discipline that focuses on the relationship between the skeletal and immune systems. The immune microenvironment plays a crucial role in bone healing, tissue repair and regeneration in maxillofacial region. Recent studies have revealed the vital role of immune microenvironment and bone homeostasis. In this study, we analyzed the complex interaction between immune microenvironment and bone regeneration process in oral and maxillofacial region, which will be important to improve the clinical outcome of the bone injury treatment.