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Insight - Fall 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry Oct 2022

Insight - Fall 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Insight

Welcome to the autumn 2022 issue of Insight, a newsletter celebrating the accomplishments of our community of scholars. We aim to spotlight insights from people at the Dugoni School working in all areas of scholarship, including clinical or biomedical research, the scholarship of teaching and learning, improvement of the health care system, and professional partnerships that advance the field.


Contact Point Autumn 2022, Rthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry Oct 2022

Contact Point Autumn 2022, Rthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.


Academic Year In Review 2021-2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry Sep 2022

Academic Year In Review 2021-2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Dugoni Academic Year in Review

The Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry's annual report on the school's achievements and milestones.


Trident - Fall 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry Sep 2022

Trident - Fall 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Trident

The newsletter of the Pacific Orthodontic Alumni Chapter at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.


Polymer Chemistry Of Dental Adhesives, Alia J. Rubaie, Karen A. Schulze Aug 2022

Polymer Chemistry Of Dental Adhesives, Alia J. Rubaie, Karen A. Schulze

Pacific Journal of Health

Dental adhesives are water soluble, non-toxic materials that bind composite resins to dentin and enamel. Adhesive systems are dependent on a polymerization process at the interface and require different moieties to prepare the substrate to effectively interact with the tooth surface. Due to their critical role in restorative procedures, many chemists are interested in strengthening the adhesive bond strength at the interface. This review paper covers the evolution of dental adhesive systems over time and provides an extensive overview of what components make up a dental adhesive system. Additionally, this article explores the common issues found in adhesive systems, and …


Insight - Summer 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry Jul 2022

Insight - Summer 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Insight

Spotlighting the work of people at the Dugoni School, including clinical and biomedical research, the scholarship of teaching and learning, improvement of the health care system, professional partnerships that advance the field and more.


Effects Of Frankincense Compounds On Infection, Inflammation, And Oral Health, Cassio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-Da-Silva, Nallusamy Sivakumar, Homer Asadi, Anna Chang-Chien, M. Walid Qoronfleh, David M. Ojcius, Musthafa Mohamed Essa Jul 2022

Effects Of Frankincense Compounds On Infection, Inflammation, And Oral Health, Cassio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-Da-Silva, Nallusamy Sivakumar, Homer Asadi, Anna Chang-Chien, M. Walid Qoronfleh, David M. Ojcius, Musthafa Mohamed Essa

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Boswellia trees, found throughout the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, are the source of frankincense oil. Since antiquity, frankincense has been traded as a precious commodity, but it has also been used for the treatment of chronic disease, inflammation, oral health, and microbial infection. More recently, the bioactive components of Boswellia trees have been identified and characterized for their effects on cancer, microbial infection (especially infection by oral pathogens), and inflammation. Most studies have focused on cell lines, but more recent research has also investigated effects in animal models of disease. As natural products are considered to …


Covid-19 Wastewater Project: Validating Sars-Cov-2 Detection Techniques, David Kim, David Vang, David Ojcius, Der Thor May 2022

Covid-19 Wastewater Project: Validating Sars-Cov-2 Detection Techniques, David Kim, David Vang, David Ojcius, Der Thor

Excellence Day

This research was done to validate and test the current viral RNA detection techniques and to determine sensitivity and optimal temperature of RT-qPCR technique.


Relationship Between Cervical Vertebral Maturation And Chronological Age: A Mixed Longitudinal Study, Sudhashree Lingam, Garima Shrestha, Vijaylaxmi Nag, Aditi Ghosh, Hanisha Pasupulate, Heesoo Oh May 2022

Relationship Between Cervical Vertebral Maturation And Chronological Age: A Mixed Longitudinal Study, Sudhashree Lingam, Garima Shrestha, Vijaylaxmi Nag, Aditi Ghosh, Hanisha Pasupulate, Heesoo Oh

Excellence Day

The cervical vertebrae have been proposed as a method of determining skeletal maturation.This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between chronologic age and the individual skeletal maturity as assessed by means of the cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) method.


The Role Of Inflammation In Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Literature Review, Preliminary Data, And Proposal Of Experiments, Rachel Choi, Jisoo Kim, Adria Frazier, Takahiro Chino May 2022

The Role Of Inflammation In Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Literature Review, Preliminary Data, And Proposal Of Experiments, Rachel Choi, Jisoo Kim, Adria Frazier, Takahiro Chino

Excellence Day

The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a trans-differentiation process of epithelial cells into motile mesenchymal cells. It plays an integral role in embryonic development, wound healing and cancer progression. During EMT, epithelial cells lose their cellular polarity due to the loss of intercellular adhesion and acquire migratory and invasive characteristics associated with mesenchymal cells. EMT is tightly regulated by a number of distinct molecular processes which allow its initiation and progression to completion. These processes include activation of transcription factors, expression of specific cell-surface proteins, reorganization and expression of cytoskeletal proteins, production of extracellular matrix-degrading enzymes and changes in the expression …


Sex Differences In The Immune Response To Chronic Periodontitis, John Huang, Amy Tsai, Ina Stelzer, Dorien Feyaerts, William Choi, David Vang, Edward Ganio, Dyani Gaudilliere, Brice Gaudilliere, Xiaoyuan Han May 2022

Sex Differences In The Immune Response To Chronic Periodontitis, John Huang, Amy Tsai, Ina Stelzer, Dorien Feyaerts, William Choi, David Vang, Edward Ganio, Dyani Gaudilliere, Brice Gaudilliere, Xiaoyuan Han

Excellence Day

Chronic Periodontitis (ChP) is an inflammatory condition that results from oral dysbiosis and host immune dysfunction. Epidemiologic evidence has shown that men are more susceptible to ChP than women. Despite gender differences in behavior and socioeconomic status influencing oral health, the biological sex-associated immunological mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of ChP are unclear. The objective of this study is to identify sex differences in the immune responses to chronic periodontitis.


The Effects Of Cigarette Smoke On Sars-Cov-2 Infection In Human Gecs, Kaitlyn Liu, Harmony Matshik Dakafay, David Ojcius, Cassio Silva May 2022

The Effects Of Cigarette Smoke On Sars-Cov-2 Infection In Human Gecs, Kaitlyn Liu, Harmony Matshik Dakafay, David Ojcius, Cassio Silva

Excellence Day

A large body of evidence shows the harmful effects of cigarette smoke to oral and systemic health. Recently, a link between smoking and susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was proposed. Here, we examined the effects of cigarette smoke on SARS-CoV-2 infection in human gingival epithelial cells (GECs) to better understand the mechanisms involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells of the oral cavity.


Biomarkers Of Orthodontic Tooth Movement, Max Kazantcev, Kamal Thapaliya, Marie Tolarova, Miroslav Tolar May 2022

Biomarkers Of Orthodontic Tooth Movement, Max Kazantcev, Kamal Thapaliya, Marie Tolarova, Miroslav Tolar

Excellence Day

Orthodontic tooth movement leads to remodeling of periodontal ligament, alveolar bone, and gingiva. Tooth movement is characterized by bone deposition at sites of tension and bone resorption at pressure sites. Due to a sterile inflammatory process in the PDL space, a flow rate of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) is increased and its composition is modified. Various cell-signaling pathways are activated, which ultimately stimulate PDL turnover. Biochemical and cellular processes associated with orthodontic tooth movement may be better understood if we study changes of specific biomarkers in GCF during orthodontic therapy. Such information can be used clinically to choose a proper …


Assessment Of Mandibular Plane Changes Using Conventional Versus Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion In Adolescents, Michael Ricupito, Daniel Vorhees, Derek Skousen May 2022

Assessment Of Mandibular Plane Changes Using Conventional Versus Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion In Adolescents, Michael Ricupito, Daniel Vorhees, Derek Skousen

Excellence Day

The objective of this study was to assess the cephalometric and transversal changes in growing patients (adolescents) using two different types of maxilla expanders: conventional rapid palatal expander (RPE) and miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander (MARPE). Our null hypothesis is that there are no significant differences between the two groups for the molar inclination, maxilla expansion amount, and mandibular plane changes.


In-Vitro Composite Surface Analysis Using Foru Polishing Systems A Sem Study, Shreya Nerli May 2022

In-Vitro Composite Surface Analysis Using Foru Polishing Systems A Sem Study, Shreya Nerli

Excellence Day

To evaluate the effect of four polishing methods on the surface gloss of a composite.


Shared Decision Making In Scaling And Root Planing, José Verdugo, Lory Laughter, David W. Chambers May 2022

Shared Decision Making In Scaling And Root Planing, José Verdugo, Lory Laughter, David W. Chambers

Excellence Day

Estimate the patient participation in decisions commonly arising in scaling and root planing as functions of the professionals’ preferences of dental hygienists, typical situations in this procedure, common approaches to patient interaction, and the interaction of these factors.


Diabetes, Periodontitis And The Oral Microbiome, Madison West, Kaitlin Liautaud, Charles Hunter Pitts, Michael Ricupito, Joshua Cho May 2022

Diabetes, Periodontitis And The Oral Microbiome, Madison West, Kaitlin Liautaud, Charles Hunter Pitts, Michael Ricupito, Joshua Cho

Excellence Day

The association between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis has been studied thoroughly. However, the role of the oral microbiome in linking these two diseases still is not clear. The objective of this literature review is to search the current studies on oral dysbiosis in the two diseases and find out whether the oral microbiome could be a possible biomarker indicating diabetes in periodontal patients.


Cbct Analysis Of Root Resorption In Orthodontic Patients With Short Root Anomaly, Sani Zaidi, Kaiyuan Xu, Heesoo Oh, Jonas Bianchi May 2022

Cbct Analysis Of Root Resorption In Orthodontic Patients With Short Root Anomaly, Sani Zaidi, Kaiyuan Xu, Heesoo Oh, Jonas Bianchi

Excellence Day

The objective of this study was to evaluate the amount of root resorption after orthodontic treatment in patients with Short Root Anomaly (SRA) in comparison with control patients using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). We hypothesized that patients with SRA present more susceptibility to root resorption during orthodontic treatment when compared to the normal population.


Contact Point Spring 2022, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry Apr 2022

Contact Point Spring 2022, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.


Trident - Spring 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry Feb 2022

Trident - Spring 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Trident

The newsletter of the Pacific Orthodontic Alumni Chapter at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.


Insight - Winter 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry Feb 2022

Insight - Winter 2022, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Insight

The winter 2022 issue of Insight is out now. In this issue we spotlight a case study of a new oral appliance that can help reduce oral damage to patients with a neurological disorder. As always, we also include a list of recent published scholarship in peer-reviewed journals.


Creating A Case-Based Exam To Assess Student Progress In A Health Professional Program, Terry Hoover, Parvati Iyer, Meixun Zheng Jan 2022

Creating A Case-Based Exam To Assess Student Progress In A Health Professional Program, Terry Hoover, Parvati Iyer, Meixun Zheng

Pacific Journal of Health

Student-centered education requires timely identification of professional students not progressing appropriately in their chosen discipline. However, many institutions in the United States have been slow to develop “progress” exams designed to assess to test individual student progress towards graduation. Literature review found scant evidence of schools reporting design and implementation of such assessments. This paper shares the process piloted at one U.S. dental school to develop a case-based written exam, map test items to concepts/knowledge expected of students and evaluate the validity and effectiveness of the exam as a useful measure of learning progress. It also analyzes the correlation between …