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Objective@# To investigate the effect of casein kinase 2 interacting protein-1 (CKIP-1) on craniofacial soft tissues and hard tissues, to provide the basis for the study and treatment of craniomaxillofacial related diseases.@*Methods@#6-month- old male CKIP-1 knockout (KO) mice were selected as the experimental group, and wild-type (WT) mice were selected as the control group. The craniomaxillofacial hard tissues (parietal bone, nasal bone, incisors and molars) were analyzed through micro- CT, and the morphological changes of maxillofacial soft tissues (nasal cartilage, lip mucosa and tongue) were analyzed through HE staining and toluidine blue staining.@* Results@#CKIP-1 negatively regulated bone mass of cancellous bone of cranial and maxillofacial bones and dentin mineralization. Compared with the WT mice, the thickness of the parietal baffle layer increased by 93% in KO mice, while cortical bone showed no significant difference between the two groups. The nasal cancellous bone thickness increased by 160% in KO-mice, while cortical bone showed no significant difference between the two groups; the enamel thickness was normal, but the pulp cavity became smaller and the dentin thickness increased by 48%. Compared with the WT mice, the HE staining and toluidine blue staining analyses of the soft tissues revealed that the thickness of the alar cartilage plate of KO mice increased by 57%, and local ossification was found within the cartilage plate. The thickness of the keratinized layer of the labial mucosa increased by 170% in KO mice and the muscle fiber diameter of the lingual muscle increased by 45%. @*Conclusion@#CKIP-1 genes have different effects on the growth and development of various soft and hard tissues in the maxillofacial region of mice.
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Objective To investigate the craniofacial morphologies of Sagliker syndrome.Methods Sixteen patients were selected in this study that was diagnosed by the Department of Nephrology and the Center of Dentistry of China-Japan Friendship Hospital.They were divided into 2 groups:Sagliker syndrome group(SS) including 8 patients,and secondary hyperparathyroidism group (SHPT) including 8 patients.Cephalometric radiographs were taken from all the 16 patients.Results The hard issue measurement results had shown that in ∠SNA,∠ANB,∠NA/PA,∠MP/SN,∠MP/ FH,∠SArGo,and ∠ArGoGn,there were significantly statistical differences between the two groups.The measurements of SS were greater than that of SHPT.The soft issue measurement results had shown that in ∠LL-Bs-Pos,∠AsUL-FH,UL-EP,and ∠AsUL-BsUL,there were also significant differences between the two groups.The measurements of SS were greater than that of SHPT.In ∠BsLL-FH,there were evidently statistical differences between the two groups:the measurements of SS were greater than that of SHPT.Conclusions The facial hard and soft tissue of the patients with Sagliker syndrome have the special changes in morphologies.