Graduate at Dentistry from Universidade de São Paulo (1992), master's at Periodontology from Universidade de São Paulo (1996) and ph.d. at Periodontology from Universidade de São Paulo (2000). Has experience in Odontology, focusing on Periodontology, acting on the following subjects: periodontiacs - periodontal disease, periodontal medicine and implants. Chairman of Peiodontic Division at Dental School of University of São Paulo. President of the IADR Brazilian Division (2011-2012). President of the Brazilian Society of Periodontology (2008-2010). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The literature have not established the mechanisms linking inflammatory periodontal diseases and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2). This study aims to evaluate the impact of periodontal therapy on glycemic control in patients with T2DM. This study is a randomized clinical trial with 120 DMT2 patients sample. Individuals will be divided into two groups two and receive two different forms of …
Several authors suggest that Periodontal Disease is associated to Cardiovascular Disease and Atherosclerosis. Studies show that there is a biological plausibility and this should be better investigated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible relationship between periodontitis and atherosclerosis in patients who will pass through a vessel endarterectomy. This project pretends to…
In women, decline estrogen function characterizes biological aging process, prevailing in the third decade of climacteric period (between 56 and 65 years old) symptoms of osteoporosis. Sharing common factors related to disease etiology, such as age and smoking, osteoporosis and periodontal disease can be more closely related because the pathological loss of bone tissue. The loss of bone m…
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The Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) allows to obtain three-dimensional images (volumetric - 3D), eliminating overlapping anatomical structures as well as the ability to differentiate soft tissue, gingival much as the palatal masticatory mucosa. Recently, a new method was based on technology for soft tissue called "cone beam computed tomography for soft tissue" (Soft Tissues-CBCT) and…
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