Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine Faculty.
Submissions from 2018
Ageing Effects on Humoral Immune Responses in Chronic Periodontitis, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Mohanad Al-Sabbagh, Octavio A. Gonzalez, and Dolph R. Dawson III
Age and Periodontal Health - Immunological View, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, D. A. Dawson III, P. Emecen Huja, S. Pandruvada, Aripta Basu, Linh Nguyen, Y. Zhang, and O. A. Gonzalez
Comparative Analysis of Expression of Microbial Sensing Molecules in Mucosal Tissues with Periodontal Disease, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Sreenatha S. Kirakodu, Michael D. Novak, Luis Orraca, Arnold J. Stromberg, Janis A. Gonzalez-Martinez, Armando Burgos, and Octavio A. Gonzalez
Serum Nutrient Levels and Aging Effects on Periodontitis, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Joshua Lambert, Heather Bush, Pinar Emecen Huja, and Arpita Basu
Hypoxia-inducible Transcription Factors, HIF1A and HIF2A, Increase in Aging Mucosal Tissues, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Michael John Novak, Luis Orraca, Janis Martinez-Gonzalez, Sreenatha Kirakodu, Kuey C. Chen, Arnold Stromberg, and Octavio A. Gonzalez
Periodontal Disease Susceptible Matrilines in the Cayo Santiago Macaca Mulatta Macaques, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Luis Orraca, Terry B. Kensler, Janis Gonzalez-Martinez, Elisabeth Maldonado, and Octavio A. Gonzalez
Gene Expression Analysis of Neuropeptides in Oral Mucosa during Periodontal Disease in Non-human Primates, John Ferrin, Sreenatha Kirakodu, David Jensen, Ahmad Al-Attar, Rebecca Peyyala, John M. Novak, Dolph Dawson, Mohanad Al-Sabbagh, Arnold J. Stromberg, Luis Orraca, Janis Gonzalez-Martinez, Armando Burgos, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, and Octavio A. Gonzalez
Alterations in Oral Cancer Gene Expression in Response to Melatonin, Katherine Howard, Arin Hartounian, Guillermo Alessandro Retis, and Karl Kingsley
Patient-Dentist Relationship and Dental Anxiety among Young Sudanese Adult Patients, Omer Osman Kheir, Hassan Mahmoud Ziada, Neamat Hassan Abubakr, Manar Elsheikh Abdel-Rahman, Sahar Mohamed Fadl, and Yahia Eltayib Ibrahim
Fluoride Releasing Capacity of Newly Developed Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (Art) Material-An In-Vitro Study, Divya P. Kumari, Shahnawaz Khijmatgar, Avidyuti Chowdhury, Edward Lynch, Martin Grootveld, and Chitta Ranjan Chowdhury
An Evalutaion of the Physical Properties of a New Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Material Containing Azadirachta Indica (NEEM), Divya P. Kumari, Shahnawaz Khijmatgar, Avidyuti Chowdhury, Philippe B. Wilson, Edward Lynch, Martin Grootveld, and Chitta Ranjan Chowdhury
Odontogenic Abscesses in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) of Cayo Santiago, Hong Li, Wenjing Luo, Anna Feng, Michelle L. Tang, Terry B. Kensler, Elizabeth Maldonado, Octavio A. Gonzalez, Matthew J. Kessler, Paul C. Dechow, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, and Qian Wang
A Review of Current Literature of Interest to the Office-based Anesthesiologist, Daniel L. Orr DDS, MS (Anesth), PhD, JD, MD; Mark Armour Saxen DDS, PhD; and Bhavani Shankar Kodali MD
A 12-Week Randomized Clinical Study Investigating the Anti-Gingivitis Efficacy of a 0.454% w/w Stannous Fluoride Dentifrice, Charles Richard Parkinson, Pejmon Amini, Anto Jose, and John Gallob
A 24-week randomized clinical study investigating the anti-gingivitis efficacy, Charles Richard Parkinson, Pejmon Amini, Jianming Wu, and John Gallob
Environmental Lead Effects on Gene Expression in Oral Epithelial Cells, Rebecca Peyyala, Pinar Emecen-Huja, and Jeffrey L. Ebersole
Methods And Purposes For Conducting Students' Course Evaluations Reported By North American Dental School And Dental Hygiene Program Leaders: A Preliminary Survey Study, R. E. Reinke, T. Enright, R. Love, S A. Patel, A. O. Ali, and Z. Horvath
Determining Sample Size For A Binary Diagnostic Test In The Presence Of Verification Bias, G. Shan, H. Zhang, and T. Jiang
Financial Compensation For Hepatologists in Different Practice Settings, Mitchell L. Shiffman, Norman L. Sussman, Natarajan Ravendhran, Marcia Ditmyer, Kris V. Kowdley, and Marcelo Kugelmas
Preventable Emergency Department Visits For Nontraumatic Dental Conditions: Trends And Disparities In Nevada, 2009-2015, Wenlian Zhou, P. Kim, Jay J. Shen, J. Greenway, and M. Ditmyer
Submissions from 2017
Association between Oral Tori, Occlusal Force, and Mandibular Cortical Index, Ziad N. Al Dwairi, Ala' N.F. Al-Daqaq, Andrej M. Kielbassa, and Edward Lynch
Combined Implant and Tooth Support: An Up-to-Date Comprehensive Overview, Mahmoud K. Al-Omiri, Maher Al-Masri, Mohannad M. Alhijawi, and Edward Lynch
Bleaching Efficacy of Ozone/hydrogen Peroxide Versus Hydrogen Peroxide/ozone Application, Mahmoud K. AL Omiri, Ra'ed S. Abul Hassan, Andrej M. Kielbassa, and Edward Lynch
The Impact of Non-nutritive Sucking on the Risk for Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children, Tanya Al-Talib, Lorne D. Koroluk, William F. Vann, and Ceib Phillips
HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer, Christina A. Demopoulos
Logic Modeling for Planning, Implementing, Evaluating, and Communicating Results From an Organizational Oral-Health Literacy Project, Marcia M. Ditmyer
A Randomised Exploratory Clinical Evaluation of Dentifrices Used as Controls in Dentinal Hypersensitivity Studies, John Gallob, Farzana Sufi, Pejmon Amini, Muhammad Siddiqi, and Stephen Mason
Estimating the Cost of School Sealant Programs with Minimal Data, Susan O. Griffin Ph.D., Kari Jones Ph.D., Shillpa Naavaal BDS, Joan M. O'Connell Ph.D., Christina Demopoulos DDS., and Dawn Arlotta DHSc
Peridental Bone Changes after Orthodontic Tooth Movement with Fixed Appliances: A Cone-beam Computed Tomographic Study, Fabian Jäger, James K. Mah, and Axel Burmann
Exact Methods for Testing Homogeneity of Proportions for Multiple Groups of Paired Binary Data, Xiaobin Liu, Guogen Shan, Lili Tian, and Chang-Xing Ma
Accuracy of Full-Arch Scans Using Intraoral and Extraoral Scanners: An in Vitro Study Using a New Method of Evaluation, Jonas Muallah, Christian Wesemann, Roxana Nowak, Jan Robben, James Mah, Peter Pospiech, and Axel Bumann
Dental Operator-anesthetists, Daniel L. Orr DDS, MS (Anesthesiology), PhD, JD, MD
Suitability and Accuracy of CBCT Model Scan: An In-vitro Study, Jan Robben, Jonas Muallah, Christian Wesemann, Roxana Nowak, James Mah, Peter Pospiech, and Axel Bumann
Eignung und Genauigkeit von DVT-Aufnahmen für die Digitalisierung von Gipsmodellen: Eine in-vitro-untersuchung [Suitability and accuracy of CBCT model scan: An in vitro study], J. Robben, J. Muallah, C. Wesemann, R. Nowak, James Mah, P. Pospiech, and A. Bumann
A Review of Current Literature of Interest to the Office-Based Anesthesiologist, Mark A. Saxen DDS, PhD; Daniel Orr DDS, PhD, JD, MD; and 2nd
Accuracy and Efficiency of Full-arch Digitalization and 3D Printing: A Comparison between Desktop Model Scanners, An Intraoral Scanner, a CBCT Model Scan, and Stereolithographic 3D Printing, Christian Wesemann, Jonas Muallah, James Mah, and Axel Bumann
Pharmacy Residency School-wide Match Rates and Modifiable Predictors in ACPE-accredited Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy, Alana Whittaker PharmD, Katherine P. Smith PharmD, and Guogen Shan PhD
Exact One-Sided Confidence Limit for the Ratio of Two Poisson Rates, Min Xiao, Tao Jiang, Hua Zhang, and Guogen Shan
Comparison of Unweighted and Weighted Rank Based Tests for an Ordered Alternative in Randomized Complete Block Designs, Hua Zhang, Guogen Shan, and Daniel Young
Submissions from 2016
Use of High-Definition Audiovisual Technology in a Gross Anatomy Laboratory: Effect on Dental Students' Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction, Maha Ahmad, Naama H. Sleiman, Maureen Thomas, Nahid Kashani, and Marcia M. Ditmyer
Ozone Treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Double Blinded Study, Mahmoud K. AL-Omiri, Mohannad Alhijawi, Bader K. AlZarea, Raed S. Abul Hassan, and Edward Lynch
Interprofessional Training Program to Manage Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia, Georgia Dounis, Mildred A. Mcclain, and Clifford R. Mcclain
Comparative Efficacy of a Soft Toothbrush with Tapered-tip Bristles and an ADA-referenced Toothbrush on Established Gingivitis and Supragingival Plaque Over a 12-week Period, John T. Gallob Sr; Dolores M. Petrone; Luis R. Mateo; P. Chaknis; B. M. Morrison, Jr; F. Panagakos; and M. Williams
Leadership Development in Dental Education: Report on the ADEA Leadership Institute, 2000-14, N. Karl Haden, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Connie M. Mobley, Tobias Rodriguez, Lynn Beck Brallier, and Richard W. Valachovic
Defining the Meaning of Spirituality Through a Qualitative Case Study of Sheltered Homeless Women, J. Hurlbut and M. Ditmyer
Defining the Meaning of Spirituality Through a Qualitative Case Study of Sheltered Homeless Women, J. Hurlbut and Marcia M. Ditmyer
Dental Size Reduction in Indonesian Homo Erectus: Implications for the PU-198 Premolar and the Appearance of Homo Sapiens on Java, Joshua M. Polanski, Hannah E. Marsh, and Scott D. Maddux
Profile of Department Chairs in US and Canadian Dental Schools: Demographics, Requirements for Success, and Professional Development Needs, Tobias E. Rodriguez, Meng B. Zhang, Felicia L. Tucker-Lively, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Lynn G. Beck Brallier, N. Karl Haden, and Richard W. Valachovic
Profile of Department Chairs in U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools: Demographics, Requirements for Success, and Professional Development Needs, Tobias E. Rodriquez, Meng B. Zhang, Felicia L. Tucker-Lively, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Lynn G. Beck Brallier, N. Karl Haden, and Richard W. Valachovic
Expansile Radiolucency of the Mandible, Victoria L. Woo DDS; Mary J. McDonald MD, MPH; and Jeff E. Moxley DDS
Submissions from 2015
Dichloroacetate (DCA) Promotes a De-Differentiated Phenotype in Dental Pulp-Derived Stem Cells in vitro, Austin Burnett, Rohit Kumar, Joshua Westphal, and Karl Kingsley
Evidence for Biphasic Effects and Differential Expression of Melatonin (MLT) Receptors in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas, M. Farnoush, D. Swint, and Karl Kingsley
Identification of a Predicted Zinc-Finger Transcription Factor (windpipe Homolog or WH1) in Dental Pulp Stem Cell mRNA, Seyed Mohammadi, Sheila Heraypur, and Karl Kingsley
Association of Differential β-catenin Expression with Oct-4 and Nanog in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Their Correlation with Clinicopathological Factors and Prognosis., G Ravindran, S. S. Sawant, A. Haque, Karl Kingsley, and H. Devaraj
Partial Meal Replacement Plan and Quality of the Diet at 1 Year: Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) Trial, Hollie A. Raynor, Andrea M. Anderson, Gary D. Miller, Rebecca Reeves, Linda M. Delahanty, Mara Z. Vitolins, Patricia Harper, Connie Mobley, Kati Konersman, and Elizabeth Mayer-Davis
Attitudes and Preferences of Parents About Being Present in the Dental Operatory, S Shroff, C. Hughes, and C. Mobley
Orthodontic Care in a Community of Underserved Patients: A Public Dental School Analysis, Brandon J. Streiff and Karl Kingsley
Screening and Prevalence of the Novel Cariogenic Pathogen Scardovia wiggsiae among Adult Orthodontic and Non-Orthodontic Patient Saliva Samples, Brandon J. Streiff, M. Seneviratne, and Karl Kingsley
Oral Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Victoria L. Woo
Dental Pulp Stem Cell: A Review of Factors that Influence the Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cell Isolates, Aubrey Young and Karl Kingsley
Submissions from 2014
Evaluation of Masseter Muscle Morphology in Different Types of Malocclusions Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography, M. P. Becht, J. Mah, C. Martin, T. Razmus, E. Gunel, and P. Ngan
Let the Truth about CBCT Be Known, Sean K. Carlson, John Graham, James Mah, Aaron Molen, David E. Paquette, and Juan-Carlos Quintero
Newly Identified Cariogenic Pathogen Scardovia Wiggsiae Detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Saliva of Teenagers and Adults in Southern Nevada, J Catmull, L. Row, M. Repp, C. Heslington, T. Miller, J. Diamond, K. M. Howard, and Karl Kingsley
Dental Pulp Stem Cell (DPSC) Pluripotency Enhanced by Transforming Growth Factor (TGF-β1) in Vitro may be Inhibited by Differentiation-Inducing Factors Laminin-5 and Dexamethasone, Kelcey Loveland, Aubrey Young, Mehrnaz Khadiv, Marah Culepper, and Karl Kingsley
Differential Effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas In Vitro, Javid Osafi, Ali Hejazi, Derek Stutz, Mark A. Keiserman, Christine J. Bergman, and Karl Kingsley
Flapped or Flapless Surgery for Narrow-Diameter Implant Placement for Overdentures: Advantages, Disadvantages, Indications, and Clinical Rationale, Michael D. Scherer, Andrew P. Ingel, and Nakul Rathi
Flap vs. Flapless: A Practical Guide with Indications, Recommendations, and Techniques for Effective Planning and Surgical Placement of Narrow Diameter Overdenture Implants in the Mandible, Michael Scherer, Andrew P. Ingel, and Krystle Kendall
Facial Asymmetry Associated with a Mixed Radiolucent-radiopaque Change of the Maxillofacial Bones, Victoria L. Woo, Jessica Pharar, Edward E. Herschaft, Cody C. Hughes, Harvey A. Akerson, and Robert A. Danforth
Submissions from 2013
Dental Pulp-derived Stem Cells (DPSC) Differentiation In Vitro into Odontoblast and Neuronal Progenitors during Cell Passaging is Associated with Alterations in Cell Survival and Viability, M Alleman, E. Low, K. Truong, E. Huang, C. K. Hill, T. Y. Chen, M. Deaton, and Karl Kingsley
The Effect of Tobacco and Marijuana Use on Dental Health Status in Nevada Adolescents: A Trend Analysis, Marcia Ditmyer, Christina Demopoulos, Mildred McClain, Georgia Dounis, and Connie Mobley
Interprofessional Faculty Development: Integration of Oral Health into the Geriatric Diabetes Curriculum, from Theory to Practice., G. Dounis, M. Ditmyer, S. Vanbeuge, S. Scherman, M. McClain, K. Dounis, and C. Mobley
Biomarker Screening of Oral Cancer Cell Lines Revealed Sub-populations of CD133-, CD44-, CD24-. and ALDH1-positive Cancer Stem Cells, K. Kendall, M. R. Repp, T. Jilka, and Karl Kingsley
Oral Cancer Risk and Vitamin D Status, Intake and Supplementation: A Review, Karl Kingsley, C. Bergman, and M. Keiserman
Interactive Effects of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and Soy Protein Extract (SPE) on Oral Cancer Growth In Vitro: Evidence for Potential Functional Relationships, Karl Kingsley, Mark A. Keiserman, and Christine Bergman
Increasing Dental Student Diversity Through the UNLV Dental Prospects Program, Mildred A. McClain, Francis R. Jones, Clifford R. McClain, and Francis M. Curd
Parenting Style and Oral Health Status, Seran Ng, Christina Demopoulos, Connie Mobley, and Marcia Ditmyer
Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Oral Health and Nutrition, Riva Touger-Decker and Connie Mobley
Process Evaluation Results from the HEALTHY Nutrition Intervention to Modify the Total School Food Environment, S. L. Volpe, W. J. Hall, A. Steckler, M. Schneider, D. Thompson, C. Mobley, T. Pham, and L. El ghormli
Submissions from 2012
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and Tryptophan Dioxygenase (TDO) mRNA Expression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells is Actively and Differentially Modulated, Nicholas P. Booth, Wells Brockbank, Samuel Oh, and Karl Kingsley
A Molecular Survey of S. Mutans and P. Gingivalis Oral Microbial Burden in Human Saliva Using Relative Endpoint Polymerase Chain Reaction (RE-PCR) within the Population of a Nevada Dental School Revealed Disparities among Minorities, Jay Ericksen Davis, Nicholas Freel, Allison Findley, Keaton Tomlin, Katherine M. Howard, Clifford C. Seran, Patricia Cruz, and Karl Kingsley
Electronic vs. Traditional Textbook Use: Dental Students' Perceptions and Study Habits, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Jared Dye, Nadim Guirguis, Kyle Jamison, Michael Moody, Connie C. Mobley, and William D. Davenport
Southern Nevada Assisted Living Residents' Perception of their Oral Health Status and Access to Dental Care, Georgia Dounis, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Robert McCants, Yoonah Lee, and Connie Mobley
Screening and Detection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) High-risk Strains HPV16 and HPV18 in Saliva Samples from Subjects under 18 Years Old in Nevada: A Pilot Study, Colton Flake, Jamal Arafa, Alex Hall, Eryn Ence, Katherine Howard, and Karl Kingsley
Maintaining Radiation Exposures As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) for Dental Personnel Operating Portable Hand-Held X-Ray Equipment, Thomas J. McGiff, Robert A. Danforth, and Edward E. Herschaft
Effect of Nutrition Changes on Foods Selected by Students in a Middle School-Based Diabetes Prevention Intervention Program: The HEALTHY Experience, Connie C. Mobley, Diane D. Stadler, Myrlene A. Staten, Laure El Ghormli, Bonnie Gillis, Jill Hartstein, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, and Amy Virus
Folic Acid Supplementation Increases Survival and Modulates High Risk HPV-induced Phenotypes in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells and Correlates with p53 mRNA Transcriptional Down-regulation, Michael Moody, Oanh Le, Megan Rickert, Jeremy Manuele, Sarah Chang, Gary Robinson, Jeffrey Hajibandeh, John Silvaroli, Mark A. Keiserman, Christine J. Bergman, and Karl Kingsley
Pigmented Lesion of the Ear, Joseph Winward, Jarom Maurer, and Victoria Woo
Submissions from 2011
Cranberry and Grape Seed Extracts Inhibit the Proliferative Phenotype of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas, Kourt Chatelain, Spencer Phippen, Jonathan McCabe, Christopher A. Teeters, Susan O'Malley, and Karl Kingsley
Inequalities of Caries Experience in Nevada Youth Expressed by DMFT Index vs. Significant Caries Index (SiC) Over Time, Marcia Ditmyer, Georgia Dounis, Connie Mobley, and Eli Schwarz
Validation of a Multifactorial Risk Factor Model Used for Predicting Future Caries Risk with Nevada Adolescents, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Georgia Dounis, Katherine M. Howard, Connie Mobley, and David Cappelli
Chemosensory Function of Amphibian Skin: Integrating Epithelial Transport, Capillary Blood Flow and Behaviour, S. D. Hillyard and N. J. Willumsen
Lipopolysaccharide and Platelet-activating Factor Stimulate Expression of Platelet-activating Factor Acetylhydrolase Via Distinct Signaling Pathways, Katherine M. Howard, Mohammed Abdel-al, Marcia Ditmyer, and Nipa Patel
Soy Protein Extract (SPE) Exhibits Differential In Vitro Cell Proliferation Effects in Oral Cancer and Normal Cell Lines, Karl Kingsley, K. Truong, E. Low, C. K. Hill, S. B. Chokshi, D. Phipps, M. A. West, M. West, M. Keiserman, and C. Bergman
Ninth-Grade Students' Perceived Attitudes and Behaviors in a Tobacco Cessation Program Delivered by Dental Educators, Mildred A. McClain, Clifford R. McClain, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Georgia Dounis, and Connie C. Mobley
Submissions from 2010
Effects of Surface Conditioning on the Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets Bonded to Temporary Polycarbonate Crowns, Rondell Blakey and James Mah
Cholangiocyte Apoptosis Is an Early Event During Induced Metamorphosis in the Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon Marinus L, Laura A. Boomer, Seth A. Bellister, Linda L. Stephenson, Stanley D. Hillyard, Joseph D. Khoury, John H. Youson, and John R. Gosche
A Case-control Study of Determinants for High and Low Dental Caries Prevalence in Nevada Youth, Marcia Ditmyer, Georgia Dounis, Connie Mobley, and Eli Schwarz
Preparing the Dental Workforce for Oral Disease Prevention in an Aging Population, Georgia Dounis, Marcia M. Ditmyer, Mildred A. McClain, David P. Cappelli, and Connie C. Mobley
Accuracy of Successive Casts for Full-Arch Fixed Prostheses, Kiki S. Dounis, Georgia Dounis, Marcia M. Ditmyer, and Gerald J. Ziebert