Publications authored by the faculty, residents, fellows, and students of the School of Dentistry, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans.
Please note that if there are multiple LSUHSC authors, then the publication is slotted into the school of the first campus author.
Submissions from 2025
Associations of time to the operating room on outcomes in odontogenic infection, Jeffrey N. James, Ryan Bloomquist, Kiara Brown, Stephen Looney, Dylan Walker, and Tyler Day
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on Dental Match residency applicant statistics in the United States of America: a cross sectional analysis, Vinayak M. Joshi, Eswar Kandaswamy, Sivaraman Prakasam, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, and Andrew G. Chapple
Ultrasound Guided Genicular Nerve Blocks for Pain Management Following Total Knee Replacement: A Narrative Review., Alan D. Kaye, William C. Upshaw, Joseph P. Tassin, Jacob M. Corrent, James V. D'Antoni, Mark V. Frolov, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Hirni Patel, Catherine J. Armstrong, Raju Behara, Shilpadevi Patil, Saurabh Kataria, and Sahar Shekoohi
The Effects of CurodontTM Application on Human Gingival Fibroblasts., John Christopher Schmidt, Thomas E. Lallier, and Jeffrey Johnson
Intravaginal cooling provides symptom relief in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis and reduces immunopathology in an accompanying mouse model, Junko Yano, Kimberly Langdon, Michael Swor, Mairi C. Noverr, and Paul L. Fidel
Submissions from 2024
Quantifying Radiographs in Endodontics: A Survey, Pavneet K. Bains, Albert F. McMullen III, Haley D. Kessler, and Andrew G. Chapple
Three Factors for Long-Term Dental Implant Success: Up to 40-year Follow-up, Michael S. Block
Transitioning From Teeth to Implants: A Narrative Review, Michael S. Block
What Factors May Influence a Clinician's Choice for an Implant System for Their Patients?, Michael S. Block
Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders, Gary F. Bouloux, Joli Chou, Vince DiFabio, Greg Ness, Daniel Perez, Louis Mercuri, William Chung, Gary D. Klasser, Steven D. Bender, Steven Kraus, and Charles A. Crago
Use of oral devices in the management of oral dysesthesia: case reports and literature review., Prazwala Chirravur, Piamkamon Vacharotayangul, Herve Sroussi, and Gary D. Klasser
Lower Insertional Torque of Fixation Screws for Mandibular Angle Fractures Is Associated With Complications, Brian J. Christensen, Mari-Alina Timoshchuk, and Earl Peter Park
Immediate implant placement in extraction sockets with buccal bone dehiscence: A case study, Panagiotis Dragonas
Multiple factors regulate the expression of sufCDSUB in Streptococcus mutans, Kassapa Ellepola, Lauren C. Guillot, Bradley Comeaux, Yiran Han, Jessica K. Kajfasz, Jacob P. Bitoun, Grace Spatafora, Jose A. Lemos, and Zezhang T. Wen
MecA in Streptococcus mutans is a multi-functional protein, Kassapa Ellepola, Robert C. Shields, Jessica K. Kajfasz, Hua Zhang, Jose A. Lemos, Hui Wu, and Zezhang T. Wen
Timing implant provisionalization: Decision-making and systematic workflow, Jonathan Esquivel, Ramon Gomez Meda, and Milko Villarroel
Depressive symptoms and their correlates among predoctoral dental students in the United States, Matthew D. Finkelman, Alex Joseph, Shirin Khoynezhad, and Thaisa Barizan Bordin
A novel model of autologous tooth transplantation for the study of nerve recruitment, Teresa E. Fowler, Doan T. Bloomquist, Caroline Glessner, Poonam Patel, Jeffrey N. James, Kathryn Bollinger, Lynnette P. McCluskey, and Ryan F. Bloomquist
Perio-prosthodontic pontic site management, part II: Pontic site reconstruction strategies to enhance the esthetic and biological outcomes, Ramon Gomez Meda and Jonathan Esquivel
Inclusivity in Dentistry: Environments of Belonging and Equity, Leslie R. Halpern, Linda M. Kaste, and Janet H. Southerland
The “I” in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Challenge of Inclusivity in Dentistry, Leslie R. Halpern, Linda M. Kaste, and Janet H. Southerland
Pearls and Pitfalls in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tiffany Han and Waleed Zaid
Management of Peridontal Disease in Cirrhosis: A Survey of Liver Transplant Centers in the U.S., Marie-Josee Hymel and Daniel L. Raines
Bibliometric Analysis of Dental Implantology Journals From 1991 to 2023, Vinayak M. Joshi and Eswar Kandaswamy
Effect of hyaluronic acid on palatal wound healing: A systematic review, Vinayak M. Joshi, Eswar Kandaswamy, Jeanne St Germain, Julie H. Schiavo, and Hawaabi Shaikh FM
Preparation and optimization of an eggshell membrane-based biomaterial for GTR applications, Lohitha Kalluri, Jason A. Griggs, Amol V. Janorkar, Xiaoming Xu, Ravi Chandran, Hao Mei, Kadie P. Nobles, Shan Yang, Laura Alberto, and Yuanyuan Duan
Areas of Interest in Dental Education: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Last Decade, Eswar Kandaswamy
Titanium corrosion products from dental implants and their effect on cells and cytokine release: A review, Eswar Kandaswamy, M Harsha, and Vinayak M. Joshi
Association of adipokine levels with obesity in periodontal health and disease: A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression, Eswar Kandaswamy, Chun Teh Lee, Soumya Bardvalli Gururaj, Sachin Shivanaikar, and Vinayak M. Joshi
Evolving Treatment Strategies for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review, Alan D. Kaye, Joseph P. Tassin, William C. Upshaw, Chandni R. Patel, Alison M. Hawkins, Caroline R. Burroughs, Kristin Nicole Bembenick, Chizoba N. Mosieri, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Adam M. Kaye, Sahar Shekoohi, and Giustino Varrassi
Fake Xanax: Designer Emerging Benzodiazepine Epidemic Linked to Morbidity and Mortality a Narrative Review, Alan D. Kaye, Joseph P. Tassin, William C. Upshaw, Camille M. Robichaux, Mark V. Frolov, Mark M. Dupaquier, Julia E. Fox, Jeffrey Sterritt, Jibin Mathew, Sahar Shekoohi, Adam M. Kaye, and Amber N. Edinoff
Trust and ethical standards of care, Gary D. Klasser
In vitro comparison of zinc-based, chlorhexidine, and essential oil mouth rinses, Thomas E. Lallier, Brian S. Goldfarb, and Pooja Maney
Wear resistance of 3D printed occlusal device materials, Nathaniel C. Lawson, Pierpont Brown, Suleiman Hamdan, Aaron Alford, and Amir H. Nejat
Addendum: A small molecule produced by Lactobacillus species blocks Candida albicans filamentation by inhibiting a DYRK1-family kinase, Jessie MacAlpine, Martin Daniel-Ivad, Zhongle Liu, Junko Yano, Nicole M. Revie, Robert T. Todd, Peter J. Stogios, Hiram Sanchez, Teresa R. O'Meara, Thomas A. Tompkins, Alexei Savchenko, Anna Selmecki, Amanda O. Veri, David R. Andes, Paul L. Fidel, Nicole Robbins, Justin Nodwell, Luke Whitesell, and Leah E. Cowen
Effect of build orientation on the fabrication trueness of additively manufactured implant-supported complete arch interim fixed prostheses, Amir H. Nejat, Mehmet Esad Güven, Gülce Çakmak, Burak Yilmaz, and Mustafa Borga Donmez
Assessing AudaxCeph®'s cephalometric tracing technology versus a semi-automated approach for analyzing severe Class II and Class III skeletons, Katherine O'Friel, Andrew Chapple, Richard Ballard, and Paul Armbruster
Assessing AudaxCeph®'s cephalometric tracing technology versus a semi-automated approach for analyzing severe Class II and Class III skeletons, Katherine O'Friel, Andrew Chapple, Richard Ballard, and Paul Armbruster
A fungal metabolic regulator underlies infectious synergism during Candida albicans-Staphylococcus aureus intra-abdominal co-infection, Saikat Paul, Olivia A. Todd, Kara R. Eichelberger, Christine Tkaczyk, Bret R. Sellman, Mairi C. Noverr, James E. Cassat, Paul L. Fidel, and Brian M. Peters
The Punch Graft Technique: A Simplified Protocol for Three-Dimensional Peri-Implant Soft and/or Hard Tissue Augmentation in a Single Step, Stavros Pelekanos, Vergoulis Ioannis, Ventseslav Stankov, Alexander De Greef, and Egon Euwe
Silver Diammine Fluoride Usage in General Dentistry Offices in Louisiana, Dean Phan, Zezhang Wen, Paul L. Fidel, Andrew G. Chapple, Alexa Collins, and Jeffrey T. Johnson
Shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to single-shade composite surfaces: An in-vitro comparative study of different surface preparations, Hayden Rathel, Peter Dupree, Htwe Mon, Xiaoming Xu, Andrew Chapple, Paul Armbruster, and Richard W. Ballard
An in vitro study of orthodontic brackets bonded to transition dental zirconia: Shear bond strength, adhesive remnant index, and surface irregularities, Gabrielle Roberts, Xiaoming Xu, Edwin Kee, Andrew Chapple, Virgil Bartels, Paul Armbruster, and Richard Ballard
Reticular Myxoid Odontogenic Neoplasm with Novel STRN::ALK Fusion: Report of 2 Cases in 3-Year-Old Males, Molly S. Rosebush, Molly Housley Smith, Kitrina G. Cordell, Nicholas Callahan, Waleed Zaid, Jeffrey Gagan, and Justin A. Bishop
Enhancing subgingival margin restoration: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis of deep margin elevation’s impact on microleakage, Pegah Sadeghnezhad, Alireza Sarraf Shirazi, Alireza Borouziniat, Sara Majidinia, Pouria Soltaninezhad, and Amir Hossein Nejat
The Effect of Die Material on the Crown Fracture Strength of Zirconia Crowns, Akram Sayed Ahmed, Nathaniel C. Lawson, Chin-Chuan Fu, Pranit V. Bora, Edwin Kee, and Amir H. Nejat
Association of F. alocis and D. pneumosintes with Periodontitis Disease Severity and Red Complex Bacteria, Hawaabi F.M. Shaikh, Pratima U. Oswal, Manohar Suresh Kugaji, Sandeep S. Katti, Kishore Gajanan Bhat, Eswar Kandaswamy, and Vinayak M. Joshi
Endodontic Microsurgery Using Dynamic Navigation and Trephine Burs, Trenton Smith, Sameer Jain, Jeffery Nick Sanders, Michael Block, Mark Odom, and Albert F. McMullen
A Novel Concept for Developing a Precise and Predictable Post and Core Complex Using the Injectable Resin Technique, Douglas A. Terry, John O. Burgess, John M. Powers, and Markus B. Blatz
Potassium Iodide's Effect on Silver Diammine Fluoride Staining Properties as Measured Through Objective Color Analysis Using CIELAB, William Thurston Nash, Andrew G. Chapple, and Jeffrey T. Johnson
Do Postoperative Surgeon Phone Calls Improve Outcomes Following Mandibular Fracture Repair?, Mari Alina Timoshchuk, Andrew G. Chapple, and Brian J. Christensen
The Utilization Of Artificial Intelligence [AI] In Identifying Maxillofacial Fractures From CT Scan Imaging, James Vegrzyn, Waleed Zaid, Rami Abdulla, and Anne Scruggs
Accuracy of mechanical torque-limiting devices for implant screw tightening: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Ying S. Wang, Chun-Teh Lee, Eswar Kandaswamy, Kalia Theodorou, and Hua-Hong Chien
Stratasys Printed 3-D Mandibular Molar with Tooth Anatomy and Texture, M. Austin White, Charles E. Taylor, Edwin Kee, and Albert F. McMullen
Impaired neutrophil extracellular trap-forming capacity contributes to susceptibility to chronic vaginitis in a mouse model of vulvovaginal candidiasis, Junko Yano and Paul L. Fidel
Gaza War: Too many citizens being killed, Sheraz Yaqub, Bjørn Edwin, Zane Hammoud, Gabriel Herrera-Almario, Buthaina Jabir, Kristoffer Lassen, Pål Dag Line, Miguel Angel Lopez-Gonzalez, Michael Puttick, Mohammed Ahmed Idrees Saadelnour, José Sampaio-Neto, Raghuram Sampath, Konstantin V. Sementsov, Ajith K. Siriwardena, Ernesto Sparrelid, Alberto Büge Stein, Robert Sutcliffe, Helena Taflin, Hany Takla, Silvio Valdec, Cherisse N. Vinoya, Waleed Zaid, and Stephen J. Wigmore
Obturating the Maxillary Defect: Surgical and Prosthetic Considerations, Waleed Zaid, Dina Amin, and Eric R. Carlson
Submissions from 2023
The Use of Urinary Bladder Matrix for Reconstructing Avulsed Traumatic Soft Tissue Injuries to the Maxillofacial Region, Dina Amin, Hisham Marwan, Brian Rowan, Shelly Abramowicz, and Waleed Zaid
Independent Effects of HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy on the Oral Microbiome Identified by Multivariate Analyses, Clifford J. Beall, Elizabeth A. Lilly, Carolina Granada, Kelly Treas, Kenneth R. Dubois, Shahr B. Hashmi, Jose A. Vazquez, Michael E. Hagensee, Ann L. Griffen, Eugene J. Leys, and Paul L. Fidel
Maxillary Full Arch Restorations – Biological Complications: A Narrative Review Outlining Criteria for Long Term Success, Michael S. Block
Research routes on awake bruxism metrics: Implications of the updated bruxism definition and evaluation strategies., Alessandro Bracci, Frank Lobbezoo, Anna Colonna, Steven Bender, Paulo C. R. Conti, Alona Emodi‐Perlman, Birgitta Häggman‐Henrikson, Gary D. Klasser, Ambra Michelotti, Gilles J. Lavigne, Peter Svensson, Jari Ahlberg, and Daniele Manfredini
Shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded to high-translucent dental zirconia with different surface treatments: An in vitro study, Thomas Brown, Edwin Kee, Xiaoming Xu, Andrew Chapple, Charles Stamitoles, Paul Armbruster, and Richard W. Ballard
A survey of white spot lesion prevention and resolution in the US dental school curricula, Robert T. Chauncey, Qingzhao Yu, Paul C. Armbruster, and Richard W. Ballard
Defining success in healthcare education: US dental student and faculty perspectives., David Alexandre Cruz Walma, Mathieu Alexander Cruz Walma, Shirin Khoynezhad, Sang E. Park, Carly Timmons McKenzie, and et al
The Global, Regional, and National Burden of Adult Lip, Oral, and Pharyngeal Cancer in 204 Countries and Territories: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, Amanda Ramos Da Cunha, Kelly Compton, Rixing Xu, Rashmi Mishra, Mark Thomas Drangsholt, Jose Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Alexander R. Kerr, Alistair R. Acheson, Dan Lu, Lindsey E. Wallace, Jonathan M. Kocarnik, Weijia Fu, Frances E. Dean, Alyssa Pennini, Hannah Jacqueline Henrikson, Tahiya Alam, Emad Ababneh, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Meriem Abdoun, Hassan Abidi, Hiwa Abubaker Ali, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Tigist Demssew Adane, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Aqeel Ahmad, Sajjad Ahmad, Tarik Ahmed Rashid, and Eswar Kandaswamy
Effects of Particle Abrasion Media and Pressure on Flexural Strength and Bond Strength of Zirconia, Y. A. Darkoue, J. O. Burgess, N. Lawson, E. McLaren, J. E. Lemons, G. P. Morris, D. A. Givan, and C. C. Fu
Bone Regeneration in Maxillary Sinus Augmentation Using Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin (A-PRF) and Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Panagiotis Dragonas, Hari S. Prasad, Qingzhao Yu, Elizabeth T. Mayer, and Paul L. Fidel
Is Bipolar Radiofrequency-Assisted Liposuction Equivalent to Open Anterior Platysmaplasty in Facelift Surgery?, Andrew W. Dullnig, Jon D. Perenack, Andrew G. Chapple, Christopher L. Kirby, and Brian J. Christensen
Autotransplantation of Maxillary Third Molar with Its Attached Buccal Cortical Plate Combined with a Connective Tissue Graft, Ramón Gómez Meda, Francesc Abella Sans, Jonathan Esquivel, and Juan Zufía
Perio‐prosthodontic pontic site management, part I: Pontic designs and their current applications., Ramon Gomez‐Meda and Jonathan Esquivel
Use of Tuberosity Tissue Block for Tunneling Reconstruction of Class III Sockets With Simultaneous Implant Placement: A Case Report., Ramon Gomez-Meda, Jonathan Esquivel, and Markus B. Blatz
Treatment of Periodontitis Affecting Human Primary Teeth—A Systematic Review, Protyusha Guha Biswas, Anusha Mohan, and Eswar Kandaswamy
Burning mouth disorder and Parkinson's disease: A scoping review of the literature, O. Guru, Ramesh Balasubramaniam, and Gary D. Klasser
The Impacted Maxillary Canine in the Adult: A Narrative Review and Implant Treatment Options., Michael J. Hartman and Michael S. Block
Impacts of a DUF2207 Family Protein on Streptococcus mutans Stress Tolerance Responses and Biofilm Formation, Xiaochang Huang, Camile G. Laird, Paul P. Riley, and Zezhang Tom Wen
The prevalence of developmental dental and eruption anomalies assessed using panoramic radiographs: a retrospective study., Brooks Hummel, Yu Qingzhao, John Frazier, Richard W. Ballard, Jeffrey T. Johnson, and Paul C. Armbruster
Do Antibiotics Prevent Infectious Complications in Critically Injured Patients With Blunt Nonoperative Midfacial Trauma?, Daniel Hyneman, Jack Coburn, Lillian Bellfi, Andrew G. Chapple, and Brian J. Christensen
Temporomandibular disorders: current status of research education, policies, and its impact on clinicians in the United States of America, Gary D. Klasser, Elliot Abt, Robert J. Weyant, and Charles S. Greene
Classification and Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Disorders and Temporomandibular Disorder Pain, Gary D. Klasser, Jean Paul Goulet, and Isabel Moreno-Hay
Protection against lethal sepsis following immunization with Candida species varies by isolate and inversely correlates with bone marrow tissue damage, Elizabeth A. Lilly, Breah E. Bender, Mairi C. Noverr, and Paul L. Fidel
Nearly-lossless-to-lossy medical image compression by the optimized JPEGXT and JPEG algorithms through the anatomical regions of interest, Zhonggiang Li, Alexandra Ramos, Zheng Li, Michelle L. Osborn, Waleed Zaid, Xin Li, Yanping Li, and Jian Xu
Standardised Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism, Daniele Manfredini, Jari Ahlberg, Ghizlane Aarab, Steven Bender, Alessandro Bracci, Peter A. Cistulli, Paulo Cesar Conti, Reny De Leeuw, Justin Durham, Alona Emodi-Perlman, Dominik Ettlin, Luigi M. Gallo, Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson, Christer Hublin, Takafumi Kato, Gary Klasser, Michail Koutris, Gilles J. Lavigne, Daniel Paesani, Ingrid Peroz, Peter Svensson, Peter Wetselaar, and Frank Lobbezoo
Complete Genome Sequences of Chop, DelRio, and GrandSlam, Three Gordonia Phages Isolated from Soil in Central Arkansas, Heidi N. Mathes, Elijah I. Christenson, John H. Crum, Emme M. Edmondson, Kassidy E. Gray, Luke W. Lawson, Lauren E. Lee, Michael P. Lee, Jackson A. Lipscomb, Morgan E. Masengale, Hannah G. Matthews, Charles M. McClain 4th, Tuesday N. Melton, Trace H. Morrow, Alexis M. Perry, David R. Rainwater, Grace E. Renois, Maryann F. Rettig, Duncan C. Troup, Allie J. Wilson, Nathan S. Reyna, and Ruth Plymale
Current oral hygiene and recreational behavioral trends in HIV disease, Donald E. Mercante, Emily Guarisco, Elizabeth A. Lilly, Arni Rao, Kelly Treas, Clifford J. Beall, Zach Thompson, Ann L. Griffen, Eugene J. Leys, Jose A. Vazquez, Michael E. Hagensee, and Paul L. Fidel
Does Preoperative Surgical Delay Lead to Increased Postsurgical Length of Stay or Reoperation in Patients With Severe Odontogenic Infections?, Dylan Mire, Andrew G. Chapple, and Brian J. Christensen
Nano-topographical surface engineering for enhancing bioactivity of PEEK implants (in vitro—histomorphometric study), Dawlat Mostafa, Youssef M. Kassem, Samia Soliman Omar, and Yousreya Shalaby
Bond Strength of Reline Materials to 3D-Printed Provisional Crown Resins, Jorge Palavicini, Sherrod L. Quin, Wael Zakkour, Karim Zakkour, Safa Manafi Varkiani, Xiaoming Xu, Nathaniel C. Lawson, and Amir Hossein Nejat
Clinical Advances in Implant Transmucosal Contouring for Single Implant Sites: Prosthetic and Biologic Considerations., Stavros Pelekanos and Ioannis Vergoullis
Is Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction Feasible in Jehovah's Witness Patients?, Mohammed Qaisi, Thaer Al Azzawi, James Murphy, Joshua Lubek, Waleed Zaid, Ramzey Tursun, Arshad Kaleem, Ketan Patel, and Michael R. Markiewicz
Saliva as a diagnostic tool to measure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in dental patients exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV), Aramandla Ramesh, Leslie R. Halpern, Janet H. Southerland, Samuel E. Adunyah, and Pandu R. Gangula
Candida-induced granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells are protective against polymicrobial sepsis, Shannon Esher Righi, Amanda J. Harriett, Elizabeth A. Lilly, Paul L. Fidel Jr., and Mairi C. Noverr
An overview of current evaluation methods of postgraduate dental specialty residents, Jordan B. Ringer, Andrew G. Chapple, Richard W. Ballard, and Paul C. Armbruster
Deep learning for diagnosis of head and neck cancers through radiographic data: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Rata Rokhshad, Seyyede Niloufar Salehi, Amirmohammad Yavari, Parnian Shobeiri, Mahdieh Esmaeili, Nisha Manila, Saeed Reza Motamedian, and Hossein Mohammad-Rahimi
An Update on Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) and Headache, Marcela Romero-Reyes, Gary Klasser, and Simon Akerman
Wear of lithium disilicate opposed by various ceramic materials, Krisha Shah, Nathaniel C. Lawson, Akram Sayed Ahmed, Bushra Nizami, Thomas J. Lawson, Edwin Kee, and Amir H. Nejat
Acceptability of fully guided virtual implant planning software among dental undergraduate students, Shishir Ram Shetty, Colin Murray, Sausan Al Kawas, Sara Jaser, Wael Talaat, Medhini Madi, Vinayak Kamath, Nisha Manila, Raghavendra Shetty, and Vidya Ajila
From Employee to Employer., Clayton Sorrells
One Checklist Away., Clayton Sorrells
Wait, They Didn't Teach Me That., Clayton Sorrells
Does a Postoperative Physician Phone Call Decrease Complications, Improve Patient Satisfaction or Reduce Emergency Department Visits Following Mandibular Fracture Repair?, Mari-Alina Timoshchuk, Brian J. Christensen, and Andrew Chapple