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Investigating cellular senescence in the aging tongue.
Background: Cellular senescence is a biological phenomenon that occurs at the molecular level in certain cells, wherein they stop to divide, persist, and damage nearby healthy cells by the production of a senescence-associated ... -
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Chronic Post-surgical and Post-traumatic Pain in a Tertiary Level Oral Medicine Clinic
Background: Chronic post-surgical and post-traumatic pain (CP-PTP) occurs after surgery or trauma, persisting beyond the healing time, and is localized to the event or dermatome, while other causes should be excluded. The ... -
Cost Identification Analysis of Telehealth versus In-Person Appointments with Orofacial Pain Patients at the University of Washington
Oral medicine is a broad discipline within dentistry that focuses on diagnosing and managing complex oral and orofacial disorders in the craniofacial region. The specialty fills an important niche between medicine and ... -
Do Social Determinants of Health Influence Receiving Timely Dental Surgery?
Purpose: This study describes social determinants of health (SDOH) in a group of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) planned for dental surgery at a pediatric hospital and explored association between SDOH and ... -
The effect of Temperament on Outcomes of Opioid and Non-Opioid Pediatric Dental Sedation
Background: Procedural sedation is frequently used to safely and effectively complete pediatric dental treatment. However, there is no standard regimen or patient assessment used among pediatric dentists and sedation ... -
Burden of Dental Anomalies at a University Pediatric Dental Clinic
Purpose: Investigate the burden of dental treatment for children and adolescents with dental anomalies. Methods: Electronic health records (axiUm) of patients seen at the University of Washington Center for Pediatric ... -
Training a Rural Oral Health Workforce
University of Washington Abstract Training a Rural Oral Health Workforce Arsen A. Melkonyan Chair of the Supervisory Committee:Anna R. Forsyth Department of Pediatric Dentistry Purpose: The Regional Initiatives in Dental ... -
Mitigation of aerosol particles during composite attachment removal
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant public and professional attention to the aerosol-generating nature of dentistry. In orthodontics, significant amounts of aerosolized particles may be produced and ... -
Assessing Continuous Quality Improvement in a Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program
University of Washington Abstract Assessing Continuous Quality Improvement in a Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program Elaha Bashizada Chair of the Supervisory Committee:Travis Nelson Department of Pediatric Dentistry ... -
Validity and Reliability of the Photographic Open Bite Severity Index (POSI)
Introduction: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Photographic Open Bite Severity Index (POSI), a recently developed measure of anterior open bite (AOB) severity. In addition, a formula to combine ... -
Association Between Crowding Estimation and Extraction Recommendations in Orthodontics
Little is known about how precisely orthodontists in the United States (U.S.) assess crowding in their own practices or at what range of crowding they decide to recommend extractions. The purpose of this study is to assess ... -
The Multiloop Edgewise Archwire Technique: Treatment Effects and Stability in Correction of Anterior Openbite
Introduction: Anterior openbite (AOB) correction is a challenge to even the most skilled clinicians. Multiloop edgewise archwire (MEAW) therapy, developed in 1967 by Dr. YH Kim, is a fixed appliance technique proposed ... -
Factors Contributing to Canine Impaction in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate (UCLP) Undergoing Alveolar Bone Grafts (ABG)
Background: Patients with unilateral cleft lip palate (UCLP) undergo alveolar bone grafting (ABG) to unite the maxillary bony segments and allow for proper eruption of the permanent canine. The aim of this study was to ... -
Somatization and treatments received by patients with painful TMD over an eight-year follow-up: A descriptive study
Aim: Our study aims to retrospectively analyze treatments received by subjects diagnosed with painful TMDs and their association with somatization over 8 years. The second objective was to identify if high baseline ... -
Human iPSC Derived Ameloblast Organoid Guided by Single-Cell Atlas of Human Tooth Development
Tooth enamel secreted by ameloblasts is the hardest material in the human body, acting as a shield protecting the teeth. However, the enamel is gradually damaged or partially lost in over 90% of adults and cannot be ... -
Taste, smell, and trigeminal chemesthesis in COVID-19 patients
University of WashingtonAbstract Taste, smell, and trigeminal chemesthesis in COVID-19 patients Suhaib Borgeia Chair of the supervisory committee:Professor & Director: Susan Coldwell Oral Health Sciences COVID-19 is an ... -
Oral Epithelial Dysplasia & Squamous Cell Carcinoma Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Background: Improved survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT) is associated with a greater incidence of secondary posttransplant malignancies, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). ... -
Investigating the Role of Reactive Aldehydes in the Development of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Fanconi Anemia
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder. Patients with FA are cancer-prone and commonly develop acute myeloid leukemia and several solid tumors, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Typically, ... -
Roles of Osteoclasts and Macrophages in Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Pathophysiology
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious side effect of antiresorptive drugs including bisphosphonates (BPs) and denosumab (anti-RANKL antibody) prescribed for osteoporosis and cancer treatments. ... -
Towards Regenerative Dentistry: Human iOB Differentiation Guided by Single Cell Transcriptomic Atlas of Human Developing Odontoblast.
University of WashingtonABSTRACT Towards Regenerative Dentistry: Human iOB Differentiation Guided by Single Cell Transcriptomic Atlas of Human Developing Odontoblast. Sesha Hanson-Drury, DDS Chair of Supervisory ...