OHSU School of Dentistry Anthology (Issue 2)
Creators: name: Sakaguchi, Ron
name: Wu, Hui
name: Pelzer, Branden
name: Tran, Emily
name: Grabowsky, Richard L.
name: Hung, Angela
name: Alkhazaleh, Ahmad
name: Nguyen, Jonathan V.
name: Chandra, Srinivasa R.
name: Richmond, Erik
name: Steckel, Aleya
name: Truong, Valerie
name: Shook, Corey
name: Kim, Daniel
name: Chen, Daniel
name: Merritt, Justin
name: Gonçalves Da Costa Sousa, Mauricio
name: Alves Fraga, May Anny
name: Athirasala, Avathamsa
name: Higashi, Dustin
name: Bertassoni, Luiz Eduardo
name: Nguyen, Peter
name: Sandes De Lucena, Fernanda
name: Lewis, Steven
name: Logan, Matthew
name: Pfeifer, Carmem
name: Helliwell, Emily E.
name: Choi, Dongseok
name: Merritt, Justin
name: Kreth, Jens
name: Youssef, Marina
name: Bompolaki, Despoina
name: Truong, Christina
name: Cui, Jinhao
name: Okamura, Tomoharu
name: Ikeda, Chihoko
name: Tominaga, Kazuya
name: Tanaka, Akio
name: Min, Jie
name: Takigawa, Hiroki
name: Maruyama, Yugo
name: Numbu, Takayuki
name: Mashimo, Chiho
name: Okinaga, Toshinori
Publisher: name: Oregon Health and Science University
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Resveratrol
subject: Colorectal Neoplasms
subject: Streptococcus sanguis
subject: Fusobacterium nucleatum
subject: Ameloblastoma
subject: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
subject: Dental Pulp Capping
subject: Students, Dental
subject: Education, Dental
subject: Photochemotherapy
subject: caseCAT
subject: YouTube dentistry
subject: carboxybetaine methacrylates
subject: NIR-PDT
subject: near-infrared light photodynamic therapy
subject: colorectal cancer
subject: TADs
subject: temporary anchorage devices
subject: direct pulp capping
subject: stannous fluoride efficacy
subject: dentinal hypersensitivity

description: Research builds a foundation of scientific and clinical knowledge used to improve oral health and overall health. At the OHSU School of Dentistry, research is a significant contributor to dental education and the practice of dentistry. Through comprehensive examinations and peer review processes, dental students and practitioners fulfill their intellectual curiosity, improve patient care and advance the dental profession.
This second issue of the School of Dentistry Anthology features a collaboration between OHSU School of Dentistry and Osaka Dental University in Osaka, Japan. It demonstrates advances in research both institutions are undertaking. Authors from Osaka Dental University investigated the effectiveness of near-infrared light photodynamic therapy, or NIR-PDT, on oral cancer and the role of resveratrol role in F. nucleatum-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition of oral squamous cell carcinoma, or OSCC, cells.
Authors from School of Dentistry explored immunomodulatory profile of F. nucleatum on macrophages in OSCC tumor microenvironment, and the independence of antimicrobial property of Carboxybetaine methacrylates, orCB-MA, to its charge concentration and side chain length. Additionally, the immunostimulatory effects of oral commensal S. sanguinis extracellular membrane vesicles on gingival epithelial cells is explored, as well as how YouTube is used as a learning tool in dental education by predoctoral dental students.
This edition also showcases five critically appraised topics, known as caseCATs, from dental students who received awards during the school’s Research Day in March 2024, and at the Oregon Dental Conference in April 2024. The caseCATs evaluated stannous fluoride efficacy, clinical success of direct pulp capping technique, ameloblastoma conservative and radical management, temporary anchorage devices, or TADs utilization, and F. nucleatum impact on colorectal cancer treatment.