Dental research at ACTA focuses on the study of health and diseases of the tissues in and around the oral cavity. Beside infectious diseases like dental caries and periodontal inflammatory processes, attention is paid to the development, function and regenerative capacities of the hard tissues in general, dysfuncti­on of the mastica­to­ry system and diseases of salivary glands and oral mucosa. It is the general aim to improve strategies for diagnosis and prevention of diseases and functional repair of the affected tissues in and around the oral cavity.
 
In our attempts to fulfil this mission special care is taken to establish: