1 . Editorial: Facing the Future - Challenges in Oral Biology

Authors: Mombelli, Andrea/Nauntofte, Birgitte/Reibel, Jesper

2 . Making Faces - Orofacial Evolution, Development and Tissue Regeneration

Authors: Sharpe, Paul T.

3 . Genetic and Epigenetic Determinants of Skeletal Morphogenesis - Role of Cellular Polarity and Ciliary Function in Skeletal Development and Growth

Authors: Olsen, Bjorn R./Kolpakova, Elona/McBratney-Owen, Brandeis/Li, Xiaogang/Zhou, Jing/Fukai, Naomi

4 . Genetics and Morphogenesis

Authors: Dixon, Michael J.

5 . How to Replace a Tooth: Fish(ing) for Answers

Authors: Huysseune, Ann/Delgado, Sidney/Witten, P. Eckhard

6 . Post-Natal Stem Cells for Dental and Craniofacial Repair

Authors: Robey, Pamela Gehron

7 . Keeping Faces - Saving/Maintenance of Oral Mucosa and Salivary Glands

Authors: Dabelsteen, Erik

8 . Stem Cells in Oral Mucosal Epithelia

Authors: Mackenzie, Ian C.

9 . Morphogenesis and Branching of Salivary Glands: Characterization of New Matrix and Signaling Regulators

Authors: Sakai, Takayoshi/Larsen, Melinda/Yamada, Kenneth M.

10 . Pancreatic Development: Relevance to the Salivary Glands

Authors: MacDonald, Raymond J./Swift, Galvin H.

11 . Saving Faces - Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Authors: Feinberg, Stephen E.

12 . Dentine Regeneration: Key Roles for Stem Cells and Molecular Signalling

Authors: Smith, Anthony J./Patel, Minal/Graham, Lee/Sloan, Alastair J./Cooper, Paul R.

13 . Control of Bone Formation by AP-1 Transcription Factor and Rho GTPases: Implications for Bone Regeneration and Tissue Repair

Authors: Grigoriadis, Agamemnon E./Sunters, Andrew/Harmey, Dympna/McGowan, Neil W.A.

14 . Future of Gene Transfer in Oral Biology

Authors: Chiorini, John A.

15 . Tissue Engineering of a Human Oral Mucosa for Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Authors: Feinberg, Stephen E./Izumi, Kenji

16 . Activation of Latent TGF-â1 by Thromobospondin-1 is a Major Component of Wound Repair

Authors: Nor, Jacques E./DiPietro, Luisa/Murphy-Ullrich, Joanne E./Hynes, Richard O./Lawler, Jack/Polverini, Peter J.

17 . Facing Facts - Making Sense of Oral Infection

Authors: Kilian, Mogens

18 . Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS Lipid A Heterogeneity Significantly Affects Endothelial Cells Innate Host Responses

Authors: Darveau, Richard P./Reife, Robert A./Al-Qutub, Montaser/Bainbridge, Brian W./Coats, Stephen R./Braham, Pamela A.

19 . Host Gene Expression in Local Tissues in Response to Periodontal Pathogens

Authors: Ebersole, Jeffrey L./Meka, Archana/Stromberg, Arnold/Saunders, Chris/Lakshmyya, Kesavalu

20 . Microbial Biofilm Development - A Discussion of Two Cases

Authors: Molin, SØren

21 . Comparative Microbial Genomics

Authors: Duncan, Margaret J.

22 . Environment Virulence Regulation in Streptococcus mutans

Authors: Korithoski, Bryan/Guggenheim, Bernhard/Cvitkovitch, Dennis G.

23 . Facing Oral Diseases - Risk Factors and Markers with Diagnostic Potential

Authors: Mombelli, Andrea

24 . Clinical Relevance and Potential Utility of Diagnostic Tests

Authors: Hujoel, Philippe P.

25 . Etiology of Oral Disease in View of Microbial Complexity

Authors: Tanner, Anne C. R./Izard, Jacques

26 . Diagnosis of Periodontal Disease at the Periodontal Tissue-Biofilm Interface: Biological Correlates

Authors: Offenbacher, Steven/Barros, Silvana P./Champagne, Catherine M. E./Moss, Kevin/Welborn, R. Alan/Levy, Russ/Lin, Dongming/Beck, James D.

27 . The Host Response in Periodontitis: Anti-Phospholipid Autoantibodies as a Link between Plaque Bacteria and Extraoral Disease

Authors: Schenkein, Harvey A.