Richard Traub, PhD

“Epigenetic upregulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 in the spinal cord attenuates oestrogen-induced visceral hypersensitivity,” co-written by Guang Bai, PhD, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, Richard Traub, PhD, professor and vice-chair of the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, and others, was published in the journal Gut in November.

 “What Every Dentist Needs to Know About Tea,” co-written by Nasir Bashirelahi, PhD, professor in the Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, Judith Porter, DDS, EdD, assistant dean of admissions and recruitment and Moshe Rechthand, DDS ’16, was published in the journal General Dentistry in October.

“Tumors of the Pediatric Maxillofacial Skeleton: A 20-Year Clinical Case Study,” co-written by John Caccamese, DMD, MD, assistant professor and vice chair of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Robert Ord, DDS, MD, professor and chair of the Department or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and others, was published in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery in November.

Haiyan Chen, MD, PhD

“Disparity in dental coverage among older adult populations: a comprehensive analysis across selected European countries and the USA,” co-written by Haiyan Chen, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Dental Public Health, Richard Manski, DDS, PhD, MBA, professor and chief of the Division of Dental Public Health, John Moeller, PhD, research professor in the Division of Dental Public Health, and others, was published in the International Dental Journal in November.

“Peripheral Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor activation leads to muscle mechanical hyeralgesia through TRPV1 phosphorylation in the rat,” co-written by Man-Kyo Chung, DMD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, Jin Ro, PhD, professor in the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, and others, was published in the Journal of Pain in November.

Raney Deschenes, DMD, MS

“Middle Mesial Canals in Mandibular Molars: Incidence and Related Factors,” co-written by Raney Deschenes, DMD, MS, associate professor in the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Ashraf Fouad, DDS, MS, professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, M. Lamar Hicks, DDS, MS, clinical associate professor in the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Patricia Tordik, DMD, professor and director of postgraduate endodontics and Ali Nosrat, DDS, MS, endodontics resident, was published in the Journal of Endodontics in September.

“A clinically relevant animal model of temporomandibular disorder and irritable bowel syndrome comorbidity,” co-written by Dean Dessem, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, Richard Traub, PhD, professor and vice-chair of the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, and others, was published in the Journal of Pain in September.

“Pressure pain thresholds fluctuate with, but do not usefully predict, the clinical course of painful temporomandibular disorder,” co-written by Ron Dubner, DDS, PhD, professor in the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, Joel Greenspan, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, and others, was published in the journal Pain in October.

“Bordetella parapertussis PagP mediates the addition of two palmitates to the lipopolysaccharide lipid A,” co-written by Robert Ernst, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, and others, was published in the Journal of Bacteriology in November.

“A walk along DNA using bipedal migration of a dynamic and covalent crosslinker,” co-written by Fazel Fakhari, DDS ’18, was published in the journal Nature Communications in November.

Li Mao, MD

“Use of Clostridium difficile toxin B for inducing anti-tumor immunity,” co-written by Hanping Feng, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Li Mao, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, and others, was published in the journal PLoS One in October. Feng is also among the co-authors of “Critical Roles of Clostridium difficile Toxin B Enzymatic Activities in Pathogenesis,” which was published in the journal Infection and Immunity in November.

“Prosthetically driven implant-guided surgery,” co-written by Peterson Huang, DDS, MS, prosthodontics resident, and Elias Rivera, DDS, MS, assistant professor in the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, was published in the Fall, 2014, edition of the ACP Messenger from the American College of Prosthodontics.

"Periodontal Regeneration of Intrabony Defects: A Systematic Review," co-written by Mark A. Reynolds, DDS '86, PhD, MA, dean and professor, and others, was published in the Journal of Periodontology in September. Reynolds is also among the co-authors of "Periodontal Regeneration - Intrabony Defects: A Consensus Report from the AAP Regeneration Workshop," which was published in the Journal of Periodontology in October.

Sheryl Syme, RDH, MS

“Altered brain structure and function correlate with disease severity and pain catastrophizing in migraine patients,” co-written by Shariq Khan, DDS ’17, David Seminowicz, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, and others, was published in the journal eNeuro in November.

“Abuse and Neglect,” a textbook chapter co-written by Sheryl Syme, RDH, MS, associate professor and director of the bachelor of science degree completion dental hygiene program, appears in the fourth edition of the Darby and Walsh textbook Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice.