Resident Research and Case Gallery
Resident Case Gallery (Scroll to the bottom for research)
Academic Year 2023-2024
Academic Year 2022-2023
Academic Year 2021-2022
Academic Year 2020-2021
Academic Year 2019-2020
Our 2020 graduate case completions were affected by the dental school closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Case presentations are currently unavailable for these graduates. Their research can be found in the research section at the bottom of this page.
- Mary Elizabeth Bush Hector Carmona Hillary Wright
Academic Year 2018-2019
- Afarin Arghami Traditional Perio and Esthetics and Implants and Ridge Augmentations
- Phil Crum
- Jenn Herman
Academic Year 2017-2018 research
Academic Year 2016-2017
Resident Research
Academic Year 2023-2024
- Trisha Nguyen-Luu- “Does the Use of CBCT Pre-operative Measurements Improve the Success Rate of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block? – A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Erin Schwoegl- “The Effect of Toothpaste Tablets on the Viability and Proliferation of Gingival Fibroblasts” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Brook Thibodeaux- “The Effects of Charcoal Toothpaste on Fibroblasts: Gingival Cell Survival, Proliferation, and Migration” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
Academic Year 2022-2023
- Katherine Carmona Hernandez- “Assessment of Soft Tissue Dimensional Changes After Tooth Extraction and Ridge Preservation Using Digital Tools.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Lauren Langlois- “Low-level laser therapy parameters to promote wound healing with diode laser.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Emily Williams- “Hard Tissue Dimensional Changes Following Extraction and Ridge Preservation Using Three Different Techniques: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
Academic Year 2022-2022
- Brian Goldfarb- “Comparison of Zinc Based Mouth Rinses to Chlorhexidine and Essential Oil Mouth Rinses.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Eugene Rowell III- “Vitamin D Effects on Gingival Fibroblast Gene Expression.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
Academic Year 2020-2021
- Thao Nguyen- “Resonance Frequency Analysis as a Prognostic Determinant for Implant Outcomes” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Margaret Weber- “Evaluation of Methods to Assess Physiologic Tremor – A Pilot Study” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Ronald Young- “The Effect of Oil Pulling on Inflammatory Factors in Gingival Fibroblasts In vitro” Research Paper
Academic Year 2019-2020
- Mary Elizabeth Bush “In vitro Transcript Expression by Gingival Fibroblasts on Barrier Membranes.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Hector Carmona “Outcomes of Osseodensification Drills for Implant placement in a Residency Program.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Hillary Wright “Utilization of Perioscopy® in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
Academic Year 2018-2019
- Afarin Arghami “Immediate and Early Loading of Hydrothermally Treated Hydroxyapatite-Coated Dental Implants: 7-Year Prospective Study.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Phil Crum “The Effect of Implant Surface Bioactivation with PRGF on Cell Attachment in the Presence of Cigarette Smoke Extract.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Jenny Herman “The Effect of Acellular Dermal Matrix and PRGF on Gene Expression in Human Gingival Fibroblasts In Vitro.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
Academic Year 2017-2018
- Marlon Foote, DDS “Implant Survival after Lateral Window Sinus Augmentation with Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF): A Retrospective Case Series.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- David Long, DDS “Predicting Primary Implant Stability Using the Trabecular Bone Score.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
- Jyoti Sonkar, BDS “Retrospective Study To Identify Any Associations Between Clinician Training And Dental Implant Failure Rate Using MATLAB.” Research Paper Research Day Presentation
Academic Year 2016-2017
- Evan Santiago, DDS “Verruciform Xanthoma: A Retrospective Clinical and Histopathologic Analysis of 90 Cases.” Research Paper
- Laura Porras Smith, DDS “Neutrophil Formylpeptide Receptor Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Localized and Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis.” Research Paper
- Rafik Dib, DDS “Effect of PRGF on Bone Grafting of Intrabony Defects in Aggressive Periodontitis Patients – A Pilot Study.” Research Paper
2017 Microsurgery Class- Selected photos from The 2017 Microsurgery Class. Our sincerest thanks to Dr’s Comeaux, Cross and Pearson for conducting this weekend class each year.