Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Purinergic Signaling in Painful Pulpitis, Lily See
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
18F-FDG-PET/CT in Radiation Therapy-Induced Cerebellar Inflammation, Mohammad Abu Kar, Abass Alavi, Johnathan M. Korostoff, Joseph P. Fiorellini, and Yu-Cheng Chang
A Retrospective Pilot Study of the Clinical and Histopathological Features of Oral Lichen Planus: Comparison of the Diagnostic Criteria, Ayman F. Alaraik, Thomas P. Sollecito, Eric T. Stoopler, Sunday O. Akintoye, and Mohammed A. Bindakhil
Dolutegravir in Neurons and Macrophages: Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity and Neuroprotection, Naela Alboloushi
Predictability of the Implant Procedure on the Edentulous Ridge, Abdulaziz Alhossan, Joseph P. Fiorellini, Yu-Cheng Chang, Yu (Taylor) Wang, and Hector Sarmiento
Accuracy of Intra-oral Scanner Impression for Different Post-Space Lengths, Abdulrahman Almalki, Markus Blatz, Evanthia Anadioti, Julian Conejo, and Qing Hai
A New Clinical Use Of Catalytic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles For Endodontic Treatment, Alaa Babeer
The Effect of Different Surface Treatments on The Bond Strength of Zirconia, Kushaldeep FNU
The Effect Of Different Cleaning Agents On The Bond Strength Of Contaminated Zirconia, Leen Musharbash
Mechanical Stimuli-Defined TNFα Endocytosis Governs Mesenchymal Stem Cell Homeostasis, Wenjing Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Periapical Healing following Endodontic Microsurgery with Collagen Based Bone Filling Material: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Amenah Albagle
A Qualitative Systematic Review of the Association of Sleep Disturbances with Burning Mouth Syndrome: An Overlooked Relationship, Fatmah J. Alhendi DDS; Patricia Corby DDS, MS; Eugene KO DDS; Laurel Graham MLS; Sunday Akintoye BDS, DDS, MS; and Takako Tanaka DDS, FDS, RCSEd
Marginal Adaptation of CAD/CAM Hybrid Ceramic Crowns Made on Preparations With and Without Surface Finishing, Faisal Al-Hussainy, Julian Conejo, Eva Anadioti, Francis K. Mante, and Markus B. Blatz
Quality of Life in Patients with Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Epithelial Dysplasia, Rawan Ahmad Ashshi, Dani Stanbouly, and Pietro Maisano
Effect of Adjunct Antibiotics in the Treatment of Peri-Implant Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Ya-Wei Chen
Diabetes Impairs Fracture Healing Through Foxo1-Mediated Downregulation of IFT80 and Disruption of Ciliogenesis, Zahra Chinipardaz
Factors associated with survival of teeth following initial endodontic therapy, Minyoung Choi
MRGPRX2 Signaling on Mast Cell-Mediated Pseudoallergy and Neuroimmune Interaction, Chalatip Chompunud Na Ayudhya
INCIDENCE OF DENTAL IMPLANT FAILURE IN ACADEMIC SETTING - A CLINICAL RETROSPECTIVE STUDY PART ONE: PATIENT LEVEL, Reza Hakim Shoushtari
INCIDENCE OF DENTAL IMPLANT FAILURE IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING - A CLINICAL RETROSPECTIVE STUDY PART TWO: IMPLANT LEVEL ANALYSIS, Omar A A Mohammad
Transcriptome and Methylome of Human Gingival Tissues in Periodontal Health and Disease, Shaked Navat Pelli DMD
Metabolic Reprogramming Steers Stem Cell Evolution, Juyoung Park
Bond Strength of Different Self-Adhesive Resin Cements to Zirconia, Nupur Patel, Eva Anadioti, Julial Conejo, Fusun Ozer, Francis Mante, and Markus Blatz
EVALUATION OF LONG-TERM EFFICACY OF FORCED ERUPTED TEETH FOR RESTORATIVE PURPOSES – A CLINICAL RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, Mohammad Taqi Qali
The Effect of Different Polishing Protocols on Surface Topography and Roughness of Provisional and Semi-Permanent Prosthodontic Materials, Lucie Zi Xuan Yin
Single Cell Transcriptomics Identifies Mesenchymal Stem Cell Lineage Trajectories During Maxillary Expansion, Xuefeng Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
MRGPRX2 Signaling in Mast Cells and Mastocytosis (Urticaria Pigmentosa), Abdulaziz Alblaihess
The Interplay of Hypoxia and Autophagy in Epithelial-Derived Ameloblastoma Cell Survival: A Pilot Study, Anwar A A Y AlMuzaini
Characterization of Malignant Transforming Oral Lichen Planus, A 13-Year Retrospective Clinicopathological Study in A Tertiary Center and Review of the Literature, Mohammed Bindakhil
THE ROLE OF LGR5+ EPITHELIAL STEM-LIKE CELLS IN 3D-ORGANOID MODELING AND PATHOGENESIS OF AMELOBLASTOMA, Ting-Han Chang
The Dual Roles of NF-kB Activation in Prx1+ Mesenchymal Cells in Health and Disease, Kang I. Ko
18F-FDG-PET/CT in Radiation Therapy-Induced Parotid Gland Inflammation, Alaa Mouminah
Adjunctive Therapy of Periodontal Disease with Minocycline Microspheres in Dental School Settings: A Retrospective Chart Review., Artem Shurduk
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dental Implant Failure Rate and Marginal Bone Loss in Smokers Compared to Non-Smokers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Mohammad S. Akel
The Mechanism KSHV Plays in Mesenchymal to Endothelial Transition in Kaposi Sarcoma, Sausan Alfaris
Gingival MSCs Improve Bone Phenotype in Ovariectomy-Induced Osteoporosis via Programmed Cell Death Pathway, Sultan Alghaithi
The Role of MRGPRX2/Mrgprb2 in Regulating Mast Cell Function, Ibrahim S. Alkanfari
The Role 18F-FDG and 18F-NaF PET/CT in Assessment of Temporomandibular Joint Metabolic Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Abdulrahman A. Aseri
Following Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion, Do Tooth-Borne or Bone-Borne Appliances Provide More Skeletal Expansion and Dental Expansion?, Adrien Hamedi-Sangsari
The Change of Alveolar Bone Thickness on Mandibular Central Incisors of Skeletal Class II Patients After Orthodontic Treatment Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography., Kensuke Matsumoto, Scott Sherrill-Mix, Normand Boucher, and Nipul Tanna
Gingival Taste Bud Papillae Associated with Retromolar Salivary Gland, Quan Nguyen, Marco Tizzano, Bekir Karabucak, and Grace Beck Coburn
New Periodontal Pathogens and their Biogeography in ex Vivo Biofilms, Fany B. Ocampo
The Role of IL-6 in Osteogenic and Neurogenic Differentiation Potentials of Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs), YongTae Park, Xiaoxing Kou, and Songtao Shi
Outcome of Immediate Versus Delayed Loading of Full Arch Implant-Supported Fixed Prosthesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Chanathip Srisuthep
Determining the Role of TLR2 and TLR3 Synergy from Myd88-Dependent Inflammatory Responses, Hellen Teixeira
In-Vitro Comparative Evaluation of the Physical Properties of Three Dimensional-Printed and Milled High Performance Ceramics, laura torrecillas-martinez
Craniofacial growth of untreated children: A longitudinal CBCT study, Leah S. Yi
The Role of Specific Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (INSTIs) in the Alteration of Oligodendrocyte Maturation and Myelination in Hand, Bassam N. Zidane
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
NOD1/NOD2 Upregulation in Fusobacterium Nucleatum Induced NETosis, Hanadi Alyami
Necessity of Keratinized Tissue Around Dental Implants to Maintain Peri-Implant Tissue Health: A Systematic Review, Rawan K. Kamal
Effect of Expansive Force on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated From the Mid-Palatal Suture of Mice, Samaneh Mojarrad
Using The Rat Grimace Scale to Detect Orofacial Pain in Mechanically-induced Temporomandibular Joint Pain in Rats, Ya-Hsin Yu, Megan M. Sperry, Beth A. Winkelstein, and Eric J. Granquist
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
P2X7 Receptor Primes IL-1β and the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Astrocytes Subjected to Mechanical Strain, Farraj S. Albalawi, Wennan Lu, Jonarhan M. Beckel, Jason C. Lim, Stuart A. McCaughey, and Claire H. Mitchell
FOXO1 Deletion Reverses the Effect of Diabetic-Induced Impaired Fracture Healing, Mohammed A. Alharbi
Patient Related Outcomes for Dental Implant Therapy with Fixed Prostheses: A Systematic Review, Ahmed M. Kabli
Do Buffered Local Anesthetics Provide More Successful Anesthesia Over Non-Buffered Solutions in Patients Requiring Dental Therapy? – A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis., Sereen Kattan, Bekir Karabucak, Elliot V. Hersh, Johnathan M. Korostoff, and Paul Hunter
The Role of Mas-Related G-Protein Receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) on Neuropeptide Induced Reponses in Human Mast Cells, Wichayapha Manorak
Modulatory Role of Severe Hypoxia in Orofacial Mesenchymal Stem Cell (OFMSC) Plasticity, Temitope T. Omolehinwa (nee Odukoya)
Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Spheroid Constructs Containing Microfluidic BMP2-PLGA Microcapsules in Bone Tissue Engineering., Bhavendrasinh Sayania
Anti-inflammatory Effect of Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside (SDG) in Microglia, Kevin B. Seto, Kelly L. Jordan-Sciutto, Beth A. Winkelstein, Bekir Karabucak, and Eric J. Granquist
Effects of Mechanical Stretch on Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth (SHED), Katherine Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dentin Remineralization Around Ceramir Restoration, Lujain S. Alhuwayrini
The Requirement of p53 in Oral MSC differentiation Which Leads to Kaposi’s Sarcoma, May Alsenani
RANKL From Osteocytes Contributes to Periodontal Bone Loss, Ahmed Alshabab
Novel Endodontic Disinfection Approach Using Nanotechnology, Sarah Bukhari, Bekir Karabucak, and Hyun Koo
Review of Approaches to Caries Treatment, Cherissa Chong
FOXO1 Differentially Regulates Both Normal and Diabetic Gingival Wound Healing, Hyeran H. Jeon
Microfluidic PLGA Microcapsules for the Sustained Delivery of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 in 3D Printed PCL/βTCP Scaffolds, Sara M. Kasten
Effect RANKL Produced by Periodontal Ligament Cells on Orthodontic Tooth Movement, Chia-Ying Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Postnatal Regulation of Bone Growth by Muscle IGF-1, HyeYoon Helen Choi
The Mast Cell Receptor Mas-Related Gene X2 (MrgX2) in Health and Disease, Chizobam N. Idahosa
Investigation of Wnt5a and sFRP5 Expressions in Healthy and Chronic Periodontitis Tissues, Pacharee Kulwattanaporn
Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Pathogenesis of Pulpal Disease, Su-Min Lee
Milk Fat Globule-Epidermal Growth Factor-Factor 8 (MFG-E8) as a Novel Biomarker for Periodontal Disease, Fatimah A. Meshikhes
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Epigenetic Changes in the Innate Response of Gingival Epithelium, Mahsa Abdolhosseini
Characterization of Mandible and Femur Canine Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Pilot Study, Juan M. Bugueno
Analysis of BiP Expression in the Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Cord Following Painful Whole-Body Vibration, Kosuke Tanaka
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Lysosomal pH and the Control of Genes Involved in Inflammation and Degradation, Sara A. Khan