EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES (ECC) is the most common chronic childhood disease and a significant public health problem, which can destroy teeth in young children and cause long-term, systemic health issues. Recent research links this potentially painful and costly dental disease with oral fungal infections in early life, namely oral thrush, which promotes the pathogenic biofilm...
THE ICPR STUDY is in the third year of conduct and has enrolled 590 participants who will be followed up for 24 months to study the progression of periodontal diseases using baseline saliva and plaque as biomarkers. Eight CE sessions about different topics in research methods have been presented and links to the recording can...
DR. SANTIAGO ORREGO HAS received a $435,875 three-year research grant from NIH to develop a new voice- or vibration-activated “smart adhesive” designed to tackle the biggest reason tooth-colored fillings fail: recurrent decay that starts at the tiny space where the tooth and restoration meet. Unlike today’s adhesives, which behave like passive glue, this next-generation bonding layer is built...
DR. JAY PATEL IS a co-PI on a new grant from the AAO (American Association for Orthodontics). The project builds and tests natural language processing models to automatically extract important orthodontic information from clinical notes in electronic health records, where most of the data is currently buried in free text. By turning these unstructured notes...
Message From the Dean THIS INAUGURAL ISSUE of The Diamond marks our transition to a fully digital format, accessible online from anywhere in the world. Moving away from print not only reduces production costs but also lessens the environmental impact of paper magazines that are often discarded after a short time. An active and frequently...
Courtesy Temple University DRS. SANTIAGO ORREGO AND CAROLINA MONTOYA’S gel uses electricity harnessed by the movement of the jaw to treat periodontal disease by growing bone and controlling infection. It sounds straight out of science fiction: a miraculous gel that helps the body regrow bone in the periodontal pocket. One weird thing about the human...
In his research, Dr. Jay Patel, is at the forefront of integrating AI into oral health care. Now he’s bringing that expertise and knowledge about AI into the clinic and classroom. His goal? To make training more personalized, objective, and efficient—ultimately improving the learning experience for students and the outcomes for patients.
President John Fry, MBA
TriboGlowÔ IS A NOVEL TOOTHBRUSH engineered with bristles capable of whitening teeth by generating low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide through mechanical brushing. The bristles are made with a biocompatibletriboelectric material that, upon contact and friction with the teeth, locally produces electrical charges. These charges react with the water/saliva naturally present in the mouth to generate...
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY KORNBERG SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY is now ranked number 24 among 49 NIH-funded schools. We moved from unranked to #24 in 6 years based on the resources of the dental school.
