• Association between periodontitis and severity of COVID-19 infection: A case–control study 

      Marouf, Nadya; Cai, Wenji; Said, Khalid N.; Daas, Hanin; Diab, Hanan; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)
      Aim: COVID-19 is associated with an exacerbated inflammatory response that can result in fatal outcomes. Systemic inflammation is also a main characteristic of periodontitis. Therefore, we investigated the association of ...
    • Association of periodontal therapy, with inflammatory biomarkers and complications in COVID-19 patients: a case control study 

      Said, Khalid N.; Al-Momani, Ahmed M.; Almaseeh, Jassim A.; Marouf, Nadya; Shatta, Amer; ... more authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)
      Background: In previous studies, COVID-19 complications were reported to be associated with periodontitis. Accordingly, this study was designed to test the hypothesis that a history of periodontal therapy could be associated ...
    • Consensus Report of the 20th European Workshop on Periodontology: Contemporary and Emerging Technologies in Periodontal Diagnosis 

      Herrera, David; Tonetti, Maurizio S.; Chapple, Iain; Kebschull, Moritz; Papapanou, Panos N.; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2025 , Article)
      Background: This Consensus Workshop dealt with diagnostic methodologies in the context of surveillance, screening, assessment of stage and grade, prognosis, monitoring and prediction of periodontal status. Several elements ...
    • The effect of titanium surface treatment by application of constant potential or current on the viability of pre-osteoblast cells: an in-vitro study 

      Cai, Wenji; Wang, Min; Hadad, Amir Ei; Zhang, Yuli; Tran, Simon D.; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2024 , Article)
      Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of electrochemical treatment of a titanium surface employing constant current and potential on the viability of the tissue cells attached to the surface and ...
    • Electrochemical decontamination of titanium dental implants. An in vitro biofilm model study 

      Virto, Leire; Odeh, Verónica; Garcia-Quismondo, Enrique; Herrera, David; Palma, Jesús; ... more authors ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2023 , Article)
      Objectives: The objective of this study is to study the effect of electrochemical treatment on biofilms developed on titanium dental implants, using a six-species in vitro model simulating subgingival oral biofilms. Materials ...
    • In Vitro Assessment of Salivary Pellicle Disruption and Biofilm Removal on Titanium: Exploring the Role of Surface Hydrophobicity in Chemical Disinfection 

      Cai, Wenji; Sisi, Azam Fayezi; Abdallah, Mohamed Nur; Al-Hashedi, Ashwaq A.; Sánchez, Juan Daniel Gamonal; ... more authors ( John Wiley & Sons , 2025 , Article)
      Objectives: Peri-implantitis is mostly caused by a pathological biofilm that forms through complex processes, initiated by the formation of the salivary pellicle on implant surfaces. Understanding the nature of these ...
    • Periodontitis and coronavirus disease 2019 

      Tamimi, Faleh; Altigani, Shiraz; Sanz, Mariano ( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)
      The coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is usually a mild condition; however, in some cases it can result in severe sickness and even death. Thus, understanding the reasons ...