The AmericanAcademy of Periodontology (AAP) presented scientific awards for regeneration and clinical research during its 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.
The R. Earl Robinson Regeneration award was established by Dr. R. Earl Robinson (1922-1995) to encourage research in periodontal regeneration. It is presented to authors of the peer-reviewed published paper that has contributed most to the knowledge of periodontal regeneration in a calendar year. The title and authors of this year’s recipient of the R. Earl Robinson award is as follows:
· Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Bone Fill and Rate of Attachment Level Gain: Results of a Large Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial, Myron Nevins, William V. Giannobile, Michael K. McGuire, Richard T. Kao James T. Mellonig, James E. Hinrichs Bradley S. McAllister, Kevin S. Murphy, Pamela K. McClain, Marc L. Nevins, David W. Paquette, Thomas J. Han, Michael S. Reddy, Philip T. Lavin, Robert J. Genco and Samuel E. Lynch. This study appeared in the Journal of Periodontology 2005;7:2205-2215.
The clinical Research award honors an outstanding published scientific manuscript having direct clinical relevance and application to the practice of periodontics. The manuscript must have appeared in peer-reviewed scientific literature within the prior calendar year. Quintessence Publishing sponsors this award.
The title and authors of the Clinical Research Award are as follows:
· Fetal Immune Response to Oral Pathogens and Risk of Preterm Birth , Kim A. Boggess, MD; Devin Moss; Phoebus Madianos, PD; Amy P Murtha, MD; James Beck, PhD; Steven Offenbacher, DDS, PhD. This article appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005;193:1121-1126.
The AmericanAcademy of Periodontology is an 8,000-member association of dental professionals specializing in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the gums and supporting structures of the teeth and in the placement and maintenance of dental implants. Periodontics is one of nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.