Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Nasal Airway Anatomy Changes in Growing MARPE and RPE Patients: A 3-Dimensional Superimposition Study Using CBCT, Seung ah Jung
RESCUE OF DENTAL STEM CELLS FROM HYPOXIC DAMAGE BY FOLIC ACID – ROLE OF THE MTHFR GENE POLYMORPHISM, Jonathan Starley
Design of a Tooth Movement Functional Test Based on Periodontal Response to Applied Force, Andre Tran
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
CEPHALOMETRIC AND DENTAL CHANGES OBSERVED IN DEEP OVERBITE CORRECTION USING CLEAR ALIGNERS, Valerie Hernandez-Blouin
3-D AUTOMATED LANDMARK IDENTIFICATION ON CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY USING IN VIVO: ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY, Young-Eun Stephanie Jung
CLINICIANS’ JUDGMENT TO RECOMMEND PHASE I MIXED DENTITION TREATMENT, Yidi Liu
SKELETAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT EFFECTS IN CLASS II SUBDIVISION MALOCCLUSIONS: A CBCT STUDY, Jaime Kika Masunaga
CLASS II MALOCCLUSION CORRECTION WITH INVISALIGN: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, Stacey Moon
ASSESSING TREATMENT EFFECTS OF INVISALIGN FIRST COMPARED TO MAXILLARY EXPANDERS AND FIXED APPLIANCES IN MIXED DENTITION PATIENTS, Parisa Moravedje Torbaty
CHARACTERISTICS OF GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID FLOW DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT WITH INVISALIGN, Nina Stevens
NASOALVEOLAR MOLDING IN UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP AND PALATE: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS, Yoon Weon Christina Suh
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Postgraduate Endodontic Programs in the United States, Bianca Aboubakare, James Chen, and Johnah C. Galicia
EFFICACY OF CARIES DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING NEAR-INFRARED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE ITERO ELEMENT 5D INTRAORAL SCANNER IN COMPARISON TO CLINICAL-REFERENCE STANDARD BITEWING RADIOGRAPHS IN A PEDIATRIC POPULATION, Kyle Cuenin and James Chen
EARLY PREDICTION OF THE NEED FOR ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH CLEFT LIP AND PALATE USING SKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE CEPHALOMETRIC LANDMARKS, Bianca Amy Lau; James Chen; and Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc
CLASS III CORRECTION USING CLEAR ALIGNER THERAPY IN ADULT PATIENTS, Kyra Lee, Kimberly Mahood, and Heesoo Oh
EXTERNAL APICAL ROOT RESORPTION OF MAXILLARY INCISORS FOLLOWING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH SHORT ROOT ANOMALY: A CBCT STUDY, Eric Le, Jonas Bianchi, and Heesoo Oh
Relationship Between Diabetic Status and Levels of Salivary Statherin, Nikhil Malhan, David Ojcius, and Scott Davis
THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF SKELETAL CHANGES AND STABILITY IN FIXED ORTHODONTICS VS. INVISALIGN THERAPY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FIRST APPROACH, Mojan Mirnia, Hyeon-Shik Hwang, and Jonas Bianchi
The outcome and stability of anterior open bite treatment with clear aligners in adults, Heeyeon Suh, Kimberly Mahood, and Heesoo Oh
An In Vitro Evaluation of the Kontrolflex Accufile Hand File, Mia Tittle
Assessment of skeletal changes and mandibular plane in growing patients treated with miniscrew assisted (MARPE) and conventional rapid palatal expansion using CBCT images, Daniel Voorhees, Jonas Bianchi, and Heesoo Oh
Searching for association of GSK3β rs13314595, MSX1 rs3821949, TGFβ3 rs3917201, and BMP4 rs17563 with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate, Gabrielle Wainwright; Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc; and Mirek Tolar
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
AN IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE WIRELE-X ELECTRONIC APEX LOCATOR, Lucas M. Brand DDS, Craig A. Dunlap DDS, Ray Scott DDS MSD, and Ove A. Peters DMD MS PhD
1 Long Term Impact of Microimplant Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion on Soft Tissue Nasal Morphology, Laura Chew, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh
Accuracy and reliability of a fully automated landmark identification system on Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Ali Ghowsi, David Hatcher, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh
Removable Appliance Therapy for Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment, Vikas Gupta and James Chen
Utilization of a new web-based application for case difficulty assessment as a predictor for procedural errors in nonsurgical root canal treatment, Watraat Unmona Hasanat
VARIANTS OF FACIAL SHAPE GENES IN PATIENTS WITH CLASS II OR CLASS I MALOCCLUSION, Mahsa Mortazavi; Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc; and Mirek Tolar
Variants of PAX Gene Family in Patients with Class II or Class I Malocclusion, Mana Naeim; Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc; and Mirek Tolar
The influence of CBCT-derived 3D-printed models on endodontic microsurgical treatment planning and confidence of the operator, Shreyas Oza and Johnah C. Galicia
Complications Reported in Maxillary Skeletal Expansion, Jacqueline Payne, Audrey Yoon, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh
Comparison of Maxillary Expansion Between Clear Aligners and Removable Expansion Appliance in the Mixed Dentition, Micaela Zaverdinos, Paul Kasrovi, James Chen, and Heesoo Oh
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY CHANGES FOLLOWING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF ANTERIOR OPEN BITE IN GROWING VS NON-GROWING PATIENTS, Mona Awadi, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh
Association of Type and Severity of Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts with Combined Genotypes of RFC1 80 GA, MTHFR 677 CT, IRF6 (rs642961) and IRF6 (rs2235371) Gene Polymorphisms in an Indian Population, Chantal Hakim DDS, MSD; Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc; and Miroslav Tolar MD, PhD
PREVALENCE OF SHORT ROOT ANOMALY IN PATIENTS SEEKING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT, Tim Howarth, James Chen, and Heesoo Oh
Comparison of Calcium Hydroxide Extrusion with Syringe vs Spiral Filler Delivery: A Pilot Study, Gordon San Lai
PREDICTION OF CLASS III TREATMENT NEED AND SUCCESS, Andrew Levin and James Chen
COMPARISON OF SKELETAL AND DENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLASS I AND CLASS II SIDES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ASYMMETRIC MOLAR RELATIONSHIPS IN CLASS II SUBDIVISION MALOCCLUSIONS – A CBCT STUDY, Ivan Lo, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh
Impact of Access Cavity Design on Peri-Cervical Dentin Removal in 3D Printed Tooth Models, James A. McIntosh, Ove A. Peters, Christine Peters, and Craig Dunlap
PATIENT AND PARENT PERCEPTIONS ON OUTCOMES IN EARLY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT, Joseph Phillips and James Chen
EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ARCH EXPANSION WITH CORTICOTOMY-ASSISTED CLEAR ALIGNER THERAPY, Thomas Roblee, Robert R. Boyd, James Chen, and Heesoo Oh
INVISALIGN FIRST: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF INVISALIGN FIRST AS A TREATMENT MODALITY FOR MIXED DENTITION PATIENTS, Erin Walker and James Chen
SOFT TISSUE EFFECTS FROM MAXILLOMANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT WITH COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION, Timothy Yu, Audrey Yoon, Stanley Yung Chuan Liu, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Facial Tissue Changes with Microimplant Assisted Rapid Palatal Expanders, Kevin Shimizu
