Research and Innovations
Helping bone heal faster
Where science, engineering and medicine converge: Findings result in merit-based travel award for this TAMBCD postdoctoral research associate. What if the healing process for a dental implant could take, on average, just five weeks? It’s a far cry from the ... Read More
A new text to help practitioners address a prevalent concern
Early treatment can be a controversial topic in orthodontics, and a recently published textbook by Dr. Peter Buschang, Regents Professor in orthodontics, together with Dr. Eustáquio Araújo, a professor at the St. Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education, provides ... Read More
A new way to regenerate bone
Injectable biomaterials may be on the horizon. Patients in need of dental implants often face a shared dilemma: lack of sufficient bone to support their implants. Current options to regenerate bone range from the invasive — using surgery to graft ... Read More
Supporting team science
First round of awards given during Dec. 4 Biomaterials Interest Group meeting Team science has come to the fore as researchers look to innovative methods to create novel therapies for some of our country’s most pressing health concerns. The Biomaterials ... Read More
White spot lesions
How do you get orthodontists to research — let alone talk about — this taboo topic? Appeal to their sense of loyalty and form an alumni practice-based research network, of course. Something started to shift in 1982. That was the ... Read More
Reliability and validity of intraoral and extraoral scanners
Since the late 1990s, digital models have been the predominant method for orthodontists to evaluate a patient’s occlusal status. While this method has several advantages over using plaster models, the intraoral and extraoral scanners used to produce these digital models ... Read More
Progress notes
The intersection of clinical research with coordination of patient care: It’s all in a day’s work for implant dentistry director Dr. Elias Kontogiorgos. Dr. Elias Kontogiorgos has been at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry since 2004. As part ... Read More
Clinical Research Methodology and Design for Dentists: Practical Guidelines and Applications
In today’s world of evidence-based dentistry, research conducted in the clinical setting can have immediate relevance to practitioners. This 170-page text, “Clinical Research Methodology and Design for Dentists: Practical Guidelines and Applications,” co-authored by Dr. Peter Buschang, Regents professor at ... Read More
What is the level of evidence of what you are reading?
In today’s era of evidence-based dentistry, it is crucial to make informed decisions to best benefit patients. In this paper, co-author Dr. Peter Buschang, Regents professor in orthodontics, outlines a checklist for clinicians to systematically compare studies and literature within ... Read More
Chondrocytes Directly Transform into Bone Cells in Mandibular Condyle Growth
The current school of thought on bone formation in the mandibular condyle, the rounded knob where the mandible and upper jaw meet, is that cartilage cells — called chondrocytes — must form and then experience cell death before bone cells ... Read More