Indraneel Bhattacharyya

Indraneel Bhattacharyya, DDS, MSD

Professor & Division Director, Oral And Maxillofacial Pathology

Department: DN-ORAL PATHOLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 273-6681
Business Email: neelanu@ufl.edu

About Indraneel Bhattacharyya

Dr. Indraneel (Neel) Bhattacharyya completed his oral and maxillofacial pathology training and received a masters degree from the Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1995. He received his DDS from the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. He is currently, a tenured Full Professor and the Director of the Division of Oral Pathology at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He has won numerous teaching awards throughout his career including four at the University of Florida. He has served as a Councilor, on the Fellowship Examination committee and on the Education committee for the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology. He is actively involved in a large clinical oral pathology practice and biopsy service. He has authored or co-authored more than 170 refereed papers and book chapters covering a diverse range of topics addressing both clinical and microscopic aspects of oral and maxillofacial pathology. He is also actively involved in several NIH and industry funded research projects studying bisphosphonate induced osteonecrosis of jaws, molecular and clinical aspects of various oral and jaw lesions, precancerous and cancerous oral lesions, polymicrobial periodontal disease and atherosclerosis in a unique animal model and Sjogren’s syndrome. Dr. Bhattacharyya is a sought after speaker and has lectured extensively in the US and abroad at various regional, national and international meetings.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2011-2018,2020-2024
DEN6351 Oral Pathology
2011-2024
DEN8352 Adv Diff Diagnosis
2011-2019
DEN8290 Special Topics
2018
VME7979 Advanced Research
2018,2022-2024
DEN6302C Intro Cli Diag/Trtmnt
2007-2013,2017
DEN6674 Advanced Oral Pathology
2016-2017
DEN7413C Rem Part Pros Techniq
2016
DEN5013 Found Professionalism
2014,2016
DEN5210 Dev Biol Psychosoc 1
2015
DEN6251 Clin Manage Dent Pain
2015
DEN8263 Adv Oral/Med Cl Pharm
2015
DEN5221 Oral Hlth Manage
2010-2014
DEN7540 Special Topics
2012
DEN6971 Research for Master’s Thesis
2009-2010
DEN7352 Adv Diff Diagnosis
2006-2007
DEN8352C Adv Diff Diagnosis

Board Certifications

  • Diplomate Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
    American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Dentistry
Subspecialties
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Areas of Interest
  • Lichen planus
  • Mouth ulcers

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-0334-9051

Areas of Interest
  • Surgical pathology

Publications

2024
Increased frequency of oral plasma cell mucositis/plasma cell gingivitis after the COVID-19 pandemic: a 23-year retrospective analysis and review of diagnostic challenges relating to this condition.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 137(2):153-160 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.08.010. [PMID] 38331651.
2023
A rare case of peripheral adenoid ameloblastoma with dentinoid.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 135(1):e10-e13 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.08.015. [PMID] 36396590.
2023
COVID-related mucormycosis mimicking dental infection.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery cases. 9(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.omsc.2023.100310. [PMID] 37193535.
2023
Intermittent parathyroid hormone enhances the healing of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw lesions in rice rats.
Frontiers in medicine. 10 [DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2023.1179350. [PMID] 37404809.
2023
Localization and characterization of human papillomavirus-16 in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral diseases. 29(2):436-444 [DOI] 10.1111/odi.13920. [PMID] 34022097.
2023
Multifocal pigmentation of the oral mucosa.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 154(8):766-770 [DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2022.06.015. [PMID] 36068093.
2023
Oral Melanoacanthoma: Case Series of 33 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Head and neck pathology. 17(2):364-370 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-022-01506-w. [PMID] 36478543.
2023
Overview of Diagnosis and Management of Oral Mucosal Lesions.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America. 35(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.coms.2022.10.011. [PMID] 36805900.
2023
Primary mucosal melanomas of the head and neck are characterised by overexpression of the DNA mutating enzyme APOBEC3B.
Histopathology. 82(4):608-621 [DOI] 10.1111/his.14843. [PMID] 36416305.
2022
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: a series of 28 cases from a biopsy service.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 53(3):260-269 [DOI] 10.3290/j.qi.b2218723. [PMID] 34709771.
2022
Angina bullosa hemorrhagica: report of two cases.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 53(2):180-185 [DOI] 10.3290/j.qi.b2218695. [PMID] 34709773.
2022
Buccal bifurcation cyst: A case series and review of the literature.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 153(5):421-428 [DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.10.002. [PMID] 35125168.
2022
Central odontogenic fibroma in association with brown tumor of hyperparathyroidism in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 133(1):e26-e32 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.07.004. [PMID] 34511348.
2022
Changing Trends in Benign Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Related Epithelial Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity: 1995-2015.
Head and neck pathology. 16(3):738-745 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-022-01426-9. [PMID] 35257322.
2022
Essentials of oral manifestations of leukemia for the dental practitioner.
General dentistry. 70(2):33-36 [PMID] 35225801.
2022
Peripheral ameloblastic fibro-odontoma-Report of 2 cases of a very rare entity.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 133(6):e178-e182 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.09.006. [PMID] 34753693.
2021
A large mandibular soft tissue lesion in an 8-year-old boy
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 131(5):505-511 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.06.018.
2021
A Rare Presentation of Radicular Cyst: A Case Report and Review of Literature
European Annals of Dental Sciences. [DOI] 10.52037/eads.2021.0008.
2021
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor: a case series spanning 25 years and review of the literature.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 131(6):684-693 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.01.007. [PMID] 33737014.
2021
Case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a pregnant woman, with literature review.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 52(4):340-346 [DOI] 10.3290/j.qi.b912637. [PMID] 33491384.
2021
Gingival Fibroma: An Emerging Distinct Gingival Lesion with Well-Defined Histopathology.
Head and neck pathology. 15(3):917-922 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-021-01315-7. [PMID] 33686583.
2021
Labial salivary gland assessment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients with sicca symptoms.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 132(4):434-440 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.03.014. [PMID] 34274288.
2021
Marginal linear gingival leukoplakia progressing to “ring around the collar”-An ominous sign of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia.
Journal of periodontology. 92(2):273-285 [DOI] 10.1002/JPER.19-0621. [PMID] 32725623.
2021
Oral Hairy Leukoplakia in Immunocompetent Patients Revisited with Literature Review.
Head and neck pathology. 15(3):989-993 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-021-01287-8. [PMID] 33428065.
2021
Preventing or controlling periodontitis reduces the occurrence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in rice rats (Oryzomys palustris).
Bone. 145 [DOI] 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115866. [PMID] 33515777.
2021
Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia: An Expert Consensus Guideline for Standardized Assessment and Reporting.
Head and neck pathology. 15(2):572-587 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-020-01262-9. [PMID] 33415517.
2021
Secretory Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: A Retrospective Case Series with Review of Literature.
Head and neck pathology. 15(3):893-904 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-021-01310-y. [PMID] 33660147.
2021
Squamous Odontogenic Tumor: Review of the Literature and Report of a New Case.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 79(1):164-176 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2020.06.031. [PMID] 32717216.
2021
The Diagnostic Performance of Early Sjögren’s Syndrome Autoantibodies in Juvenile Sjögren’s Syndrome: The University of Florida Pediatric Cohort Study.
Frontiers in immunology. 12 [DOI] 10.3389/fimmu.2021.704193. [PMID] 34249010.
2020
An Analysis of Clinical and Histopathologic Features of Fibrous Dysplasia of the Jaws: A Series of 40 Cases and Review of Literature.
Head and neck pathology. 14(2):353-361 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-019-01039-9. [PMID] 31079311.
2020
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody monotherapy causes destructive advanced periodontitis in rice rats (Oryzomys palustris).
Bone. 130 [DOI] 10.1016/j.bone.2019.115141. [PMID] 31707108.
2020
Betel Nut (areca) and Smokeless Tobacco Use in Myanmar
Substance Use & Misuse. 55(9):1385-1394 [DOI] 10.1080/10826084.2019.1624774. [PMID] 31220988.
2020
Carcinosarcoma Arising from Inverted Papilloma in a Patient with History of Radiotherapy for Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
The American journal of case reports. 21 [DOI] 10.12659/AJCR.921827. [PMID] 32200390.
2020
Fusobacteria modulate oral carcinogenesis and promote cancer progression.
Journal of oral microbiology. 13(1) [DOI] 10.1080/20002297.2020.1849493. [PMID] 33391626.
2020
Inter-observer Variability in the Diagnosis of Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia: Clinical Implications for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Understanding: A Collaborative Pilot Study.
Head and neck pathology. 14(1):156-165 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-019-01035-z. [PMID] 30972634.
2020
Odontogenic Myxoma: A 23-Year Retrospective Series of 38 Cases.
Head and neck pathology. 14(4):1021-1027 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-020-01191-7. [PMID] 32506377.
2020
Oral Verruciform Xanthoma: A Series of 212 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Head and neck pathology. 14(3):742-748 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-019-01123-0. [PMID] 31898056.
2020
p16INK4a as a proliferation marker unrelated to HPV expression in odontogenic cysts and tumors.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology. 49(1):72-81 [DOI] 10.1111/jop.12972. [PMID] 31680334.
2020
Pigmented lateral periodontal cyst: A case report and review of pigmented odontogenic cysts.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP. 24(3) [DOI] 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_179_20. [PMID] 33967526.
2020
Retrospective Study of Buccal Mucosal Salivary Neoplasms.
Head and neck pathology. 14(4):1013-1020 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-020-01190-8. [PMID] 32506376.
2020
Severe oral erosive lichenoid reaction to pembrolizumab therapy
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 130(5):e301-e307 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.06.014.
2019
Demographic, Clinical and Histopathological Features of Oral Neural Neoplasms: A Retrospective Study.
Head and neck pathology. 13(2):208-214 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-018-0943-1. [PMID] 29931661.
2019
Denosumab-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: a report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
General dentistry. 67(1):42-46 [PMID] 30644830.
2019
Glomus tumor: a comprehensive review of the clinical and histopathologic features with report of two intraoral cases.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 127(1):62-70 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.07.056. [PMID] 30243917.
2019
Lichenoid Characteristics in Premalignant Verrucous Lesions and Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity.
Head and neck pathology. 13(4):573-579 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-019-01006-4. [PMID] 30671763.
2019
Lichenoid reaction with granulomatous stomatitis: A retrospective histologic study of 47 patients.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology. 48(9):846-854 [DOI] 10.1111/jop.12918. [PMID] 31228223.
2019
Oral Melanomas: A Case Series of a Deadly Neoplasm.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 77(9):1832-1836 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2019.03.018. [PMID] 30998880.
2019
Seventeen New Cases of Chronic Ulcerative Stomatitis with Literature Review.
Head and neck pathology. 13(3):386-396 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-018-0982-7. [PMID] 30374883.
2019
The first case of monozygotic twin boys with nearly identical features of Sjögren’s syndrome
Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 59(3):687-688 [DOI] 10.1093/rheumatology/kez428. [PMID] 31566227.
2019
The reliability of MAML2 gene rearrangement in discriminating between histologically similar glandular odontogenic cysts and intraosseous mucoepidermoid carcinomas.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 127(6):e136-e147 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.003. [PMID] 30692056.
2018
A Retrospective 20-Year Analysis of Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia and Its Progression to Malignancy and Association with High-risk Human Papillomavirus.
Head and neck pathology. 12(4):500-510 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-018-0893-7. [PMID] 29427033.
2018
Clinical characterization and treatment outcome of patients with burning mouth syndrome.
General dentistry. 66(3):41-47 [PMID] 29714699.
2018
Dermatologic Lesions Submitted to an Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Biopsy Service: An Analysis of 2487 Cases.
Head and neck pathology. 12(4):493-499 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-018-0885-7. [PMID] 29340950.
2018
Hybrid Central Odontogenic Fibroma with Giant Cell Granuloma like Lesion: A Report of Three Additional Cases and Review of the Literature.
Head and neck pathology. 12(2):166-174 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-017-0845-7. [PMID] 28785965.
2018
Impaired innate immune signaling due to combined Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 deficiency affects both periodontitis and atherosclerosis in response to polybacterial infection.
Pathogens and disease. 76(8) [DOI] 10.1093/femspd/fty076. [PMID] 30351354.
2018
Medication use and medical history of 155 patients with oral lichenoid lesions: a retrospective study.
General dentistry. 66(2):40-45 [PMID] 29513234.
2018
Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa and Lower Lip.
Head and neck pathology. 12(2):279-285 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-017-0859-1. [PMID] 28980225.
2018
Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A Study of 18 Cases and Usage of Ber-EP4 Immunohistochemistry to Rule out a Diagnosis of Intraoral Basal Cell Carcinoma.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 76(5):996-1004 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2017.11.020. [PMID] 29247621.
2018
Radiculomegaly: a case report of this rare dental finding with review of the associated oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 126(4):e220-e227 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.02.011. [PMID] 29574060.
2018
Segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia: An underrecognized entity.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 149(2):153-162 [DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2017.08.007. [PMID] 29389339.
2018
STAT6 Reliably Distinguishes Solitary Fibrous Tumors from Myofibromas.
Head and neck pathology. 12(1):110-117 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-017-0836-8. [PMID] 28689369.
2017
An update on myofibromas and myofibromatosis affecting the oral regions with report of 24 new cases.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 124(1):62-75 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.03.051. [PMID] 28522188.
2017
Clear cell changes in salivary gland neoplasms: A 20-year retrospective study.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal. 22(3):e276-e281 [PMID] 28390124.
2017
Diagnostic Discussion.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 29(3):69-72 [PMID] 30549542.
2017
DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 29(2):83-5,86 [PMID] 30457766.
2017
Firm, dome-shaped mass of lower lip.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.02.009. [PMID] 28411004.
2017
Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome: A series of three cases in the same family and a literature review.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 48(9):695-700 [DOI] 10.3290/j.qi.a38865. [PMID] 28920109.
2017
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Spindle Cell/Sclerosing Variant: A Clinical and Histopathological Examination of this Rare Variant with Three New Cases from the Oral Cavity.
Head and neck pathology. 11(4):494-500 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-017-0818-x. [PMID] 28466407.
2016
Diagnostic Discussion.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 28(5):69-72 [PMID] 30457288.
2016
Diagnostic Discussion.
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association. 98(7):36, 38-9 [PMID] 30047642.
2016
Diagnostic Discussion. Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 28(1):45-8 [PMID] 27024969.
2016
Diagnostic Discussion: Malignant melanoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 28(3):63-6 [PMID] 27483624.
2016
Melanoma of the Oral Cavity: an Analysis of 46 New Cases with Emphasis on Clinical and Histopathologic Characteristics.
Head and neck pathology. 10(3):298-305 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-016-0693-x. [PMID] 26753505.
2016
Periodontal bacterial colonization in synovial tissues exacerbates collagen-induced arthritis in B10.RIII mice.
Arthritis research & therapy. 18(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s13075-016-1056-4. [PMID] 27405639.
2016
Simultaneous gingival squamous cell carcinoma in an oral lichen planus patient.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 47(7):597-601 [DOI] 10.3290/j.qi.a36096. [PMID] 27175452.
2015
Chronic oral infection with major periodontal bacteria Tannerella forsythia modulates systemic atherosclerosis risk factors and inflammatory markers.
Pathogens and disease. 73(3) [DOI] 10.1093/femspd/ftv009. [PMID] 25663343.
2015
Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible: a series of three cases and review of literature.
Head and neck pathology. 9(2):196-204 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-014-0561-5. [PMID] 25113037.
2015
Development of a Highly Sensitive Single-Cell Multiplex Technology for Early Detection of Sjogren’s Syndrome
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 81(5):340-341
2015
Diagnostic Discussion. Odontogenic keratocyst.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 27(7):75-8 [PMID] 26783589.
2015
Diagnostic Discussion. Periapical Cemento-osseous Dysplasia.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 27(3):52-5, 57 [PMID] 26523310.
2015
Diagnostic Discussion. Schwannoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 27(5):47-9 [PMID] 26460438.
2015
Diagnostic Discussion: Giant Cell Fibroma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 27(4):53-6 [PMID] 26523319.
2015
Fusobacterium nucleatum Alters Atherosclerosis Risk Factors and Enhances Inflammatory Markers with an Atheroprotective Immune Response in ApoE(null) Mice.
PloS one. 10(6) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0129795. [PMID] 26079509.
2015
Report of Two Cases of Combined Odontogenic Tumors: Ameloblastoma with Odontogenic Keratocyst and Ameloblastic Fibroma with Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst.
Head and neck pathology. 9(3):417-20 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-014-0601-1. [PMID] 25552434.
2015
Salivary mucin 19 glycoproteins: innate immune functions in Streptococcus mutans-induced caries in mice and evidence for expression in human saliva.
The Journal of biological chemistry. 290(5):2993-3008 [DOI] 10.1074/jbc.M114.597906. [PMID] 25512380.
2014
Active invasion of oral and aortic tissues by Porphyromonas gingivalis in mice causally links periodontitis and atherosclerosis.
PloS one. 9(5) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0097811. [PMID] 24836175.
2014
Active Invasion of Periodontal Bacteria Into Synovial Joint Exacerbates Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Disease-Prone B10 Riii Mice.
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 66(10, SI)
2014
Bis-enoxacin blocks rat alveolar bone resorption from experimental periodontitis.
PloS one. 9(3) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0092119. [PMID] 24638087.
2014
Diagnostic Discussion.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 26(7):48-51, 53 [PMID] 27213213.
2014
Diagnostic discussion. Fibrous dysplasia of bone.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 26(1):47-50 [PMID] 24707714.
2014
Diagnostic discussion. Verruciform xanthoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 26(3):49-51 [PMID] 24988733.
2014
Diagnostic discussion. Zygomycosis (mucormycosis).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 26(2):45-7 [PMID] 24812801.
2014
Extensively ossifying oral leiomyoma: a rare histologic finding.
Head and neck pathology. 8(3):311-6 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-013-0497-1. [PMID] 24142598.
2014
Intraoral basal cell carcinoma, a rare neoplasm: report of three new cases with literature review.
Head and neck pathology. 8(3):339-48 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-013-0505-5. [PMID] 24202723.
2014
Invasion of oral and aortic tissues by oral spirochete Treponema denticola in ApoE(-/-) mice causally links periodontal disease and atherosclerosis.
Infection and immunity. 82(5):1959-67 [DOI] 10.1128/IAI.01511-14. [PMID] 24566627.
2014
Oral squamous cell carcinoma positive for p16/human papilloma virus in post allogeneic stem cell transplantation: 2 cases and review of the literature.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 118(3):e74-8 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.05.025. [PMID] 25151594.
2014
Tobacco use and mouth cancer.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 26(5):26-9 [PMID] 25109104.
2014
Unusually large and aggressive traumatic bone cysts of the jaws – a series of five cases
Oral Surgery. 7(S1):40-47 [DOI] 10.1111/ors.12099.
2013
A simple guide to oral biopsies.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 25(4):28-30 [PMID] 23905277.
2013
Bis-enoxacin inhibits bone resorption and orthodontic tooth movement.
Journal of dental research. 92(10):925-31 [DOI] 10.1177/0022034513501876. [PMID] 23958763.
2013
CD44 expression in intraoral salivary ductal papillomas and oral papillary squamous cell carcinoma.
Head and neck pathology. 7(2):122-8 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-012-0407-y. [PMID] 23143465.
2013
Clinical Pathologic Conference Case 5: Unusual Severe Glossitis
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2013
Clinical pathologic conference case 5: Unusual severe glossitis.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 115(5):e46-9 [PMID] 23738346.
2013
Diagnostic discussion. Dentinogenesis imperfecta.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 25(2):35-7, 39 [PMID] 23691614.
2013
Diagnostic discussion. Melanoacanthoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 25(1):32-5 [PMID] 23513945.
2013
Diagnostic discussion. Odontogenic myxoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 25(3):35-7 [PMID] 23858674.
2013
Diagnostic discussion. Pemphigus vulgaris (PV).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 25(6):46-50 [PMID] 25055401.
2013
Diagnostic discussion. Secondary or recurrent herpetic stomatitis.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 25(5):34-7, 39 [PMID] 24044175.
2013
Papillary variant of squamous cell carcinoma arising on the gingiva: 61 cases reported from within a larger series of gingival squamous cell carcinoma.
Head and neck pathology. 7(4):320-6 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-013-0444-1. [PMID] 23620148.
2013
Polymicrobial infection with major periodontal pathogens induced periodontal disease and aortic atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic ApoE(null) mice.
PloS one. 8(2) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0057178. [PMID] 23451182.
2013
The non-ossifying fibroma: a case report and review of the literature.
Head and neck pathology. 7(2):203-10 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-012-0399-7. [PMID] 23008139.
2012
Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaws in 3 osteoporotic patients with history of oral bisphosphonate use treated with single yearly zoledronic acid infusion.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 70(2):325-30 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2011.02.049. [PMID] 21723015.
2012
Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation (Nora’s Lesion) of the mandible. a rare bony lesion.
Head and neck pathology. 6(2):264-9 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-011-0311-x. [PMID] 22094873.
2012
Characterization of bilateral trigeminal constriction injury using an operant facial pain assay.
Neuroscience. 224:294-306 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.08.015. [PMID] 22909425.
2012
Diagnostic discussion. Histoplasmosis.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 24(6):32-3, 35 [PMID] 23166997.
2012
Diagnostic discussion. Orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 24(1):32-3, 35, 37 [PMID] 22474926.
2012
Malignant cystic teratoid lesion of the mandible.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 70(3):636-42 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2011.02.074. [PMID] 21835530.
2012
Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy.
Pediatric dermatology. 29(5):633-6 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01566.x. [PMID] 22092370.
2012
Multiple impacted teeth and associated pericoronal tissue abnormality in tuberous sclerosis complex.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 70(11):2581-4 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2011.12.003. [PMID] 22285332.
2012
The clinical and histologic presentation of gingival squamous cell carcinoma: a study of 519 cases.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 114(4):509-15 [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.06.018. [PMID] 22986247.
2012
Verruca vulgaris (VV).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 24(5):35-7, 39 [PMID] 23189506.
2011
Alveolar ridge mass with multifocal intraosseous radiolucent lesions.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 142(4):411-4 [PMID] 21454847.
2011
Bronchogenic cyst with intraoral and extraoral components.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 69(10):2604-7 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2011.01.015. [PMID] 21549475.
2011
Common oral manifestations of systemic disease.
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America. 44(1):161-82, vi [DOI] 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.006. [PMID] 21093628.
2011
Diagnostic discussion. Blue nevus.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 23(1):23, 25-7 [PMID] 21473232.
2011
Diagnostic discussion. Chondrosarcoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 23(5):32-3, 35 [PMID] 21928601.
2011
Diagnostic discussion. Granular cell tumor.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 23(4):25-7 [PMID] 21755867.
2011
Diagnostic discussion. Primary herpes.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 23(6):22-3, 25 [PMID] 22135823.
2011
Diagnostic discussion: Botryoid odontogenic cyst (BOC).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 23(7):31-3 [PMID] 22413582.
2011
Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma of the upper lip and labial mucosa.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 42(6):e75-7 [PMID] 21519579.
2011
Labial salivary gland biopsy in the investigation of neonatal hemochromatosis.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 69(10):2592-4 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2011.02.045. [PMID] 21723022.
2011
Ligneous gingivitis associated with plasminogen deficiency: a challenge in diagnosis.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry. 2(3):207-11 [DOI] 10.1111/j.2041-1626.2011.00066.x. [PMID] 25426793.
2011
Polymicrobial Periodontal Pathogen Transcriptomes in Calvarial Bone and Soft Tissue
Molecular oral microbiology. 26(5):303-320 [DOI] 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2011.00619.x. [PMID] 21896157.
2011
Presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in gingival squamous cell carcinoma.
International journal of oral science. 3(4):209-15 [DOI] 10.4248/IJOS11075. [PMID] 22010579.
2011
Radiographic evaluation of periapical lesions with and without biopsy-proven actinomyces: a pilot study.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 42(4):301-6 [PMID] 21516275.
2011
White lesions.
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America. 44(1):109-31, vi [DOI] 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.009. [PMID] 21093626.
2010
Case of the month. Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 22(1):21-3 [PMID] 20344905.
2010
CIP2A expression and localization in oral carcinoma and dysplasia.
Cancer biology & therapy. 10(7):694-9 [DOI] 10.4161/cbt.10.7.12895. [PMID] 21068540.
2010
Diagnostic discussion. Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor or Pindborg tumor.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 22(6):34-7, 39 [PMID] 21314038.
2010
Diagnostic discussion. Metastatic malignancy.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 22(5):26-7, 29, 31 [PMID] 21090043.
2010
Diagnostic discussion. Odontogenic keratocyst.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 22(3):17-9 [PMID] 20583493.
2010
Differential Gene Expression Patterns in Patients With Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
Oral Diseases. 16:525-526
2010
Gout of the temporomandibular joint: a review of the literature.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 141(8):979-85 [PMID] 20675423.
2010
Improperly formed maxillary teeth.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 141(11):1346-50 [PMID] 21037192.
2010
Overexpression of dicer as a result of reduced let-7 MicroRNA levels contributes to increased cell proliferation of oral cancer cells.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer. 49(6):549-59 [DOI] 10.1002/gcc.20765. [PMID] 20232482.
2010
Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola Mixed Microbial Infection in a Rat Model of Periodontal Disease.
Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases. 2010 [DOI] 10.1155/2010/605125. [PMID] 20592756.
2010
Porphyromonas gingivalis infection-induced tissue and bone transcriptional profiles.
Molecular oral microbiology. 25(1):61-74 [DOI] 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2009.00555.x. [PMID] 20331794.
2010
Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the oral cavity: germinal center classification.
Head and neck pathology. 4(3):181-91 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-010-0184-4. [PMID] 20533006.
2010
Role of Porphyromonas gingivalis phosphoserine phosphatase enzyme SerB in inflammation, immune response, and induction of alveolar bone resorption in rats.
Infection and immunity. 78(11):4560-9 [DOI] 10.1128/IAI.00703-10. [PMID] 20805334.
2010
Tannerella Forsythia Infection-Induced Calvarial Bone and Soft Tissue Transcriptional Profiles
Molecular oral microbiology. 25:317-330
2010
Three cases of subpontic osseous hyperplasia of the mandible: a report.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 41(4):299-302 [PMID] 20305864.
2010
Virulence of major periodontal pathogens and lack of humoral immune protection in a rat model of periodontal disease.
Oral diseases. 16(7):686-95 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01678.x. [PMID] 20846155.
2009
A compounded diagnosis: maxillary osteochemonecrosis in the setting of low dose radiotherapy.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 67(5):1138-40 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.094. [PMID] 19375031.
2009
AAOMP Case Challenge: Multiple red plaques with severe burning and soreness on the tongue.
The journal of contemporary dental practice. 10(3):96-100 [PMID] 19430632.
2009
Case of the month. Foreign body granuloma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 21(1) [PMID] 19400027.
2009
Case of the month. Heck’s disease (focal epithelial hyperplasia).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 21(3):15-6 [PMID] 19405233.
2009
Case of the Month. Toothpaste-related oral lesions.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 21(10):11-3 [PMID] 19943507.
2009
Dental erosion due to excessive wine consumption.
General dentistry. 57(5):519-23 [PMID] 19903645.
2009
Gingival overgrowth in a child with arthrogryposis treated with a Er,Cr:YSGG laser: a case report.
Pediatric dentistry. 31(1):8-13 [PMID] 19320254.
2009
How to perform a scalpel biopsy.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 21(5):18-9, 21 [PMID] 19714902.
2009
Malignant cylindroma of the scalp arising in a setting of multiple cylindromatosis: a case report.
Head and neck pathology. 3(4):315-9 [DOI] 10.1007/s12105-009-0138-x. [PMID] 20596852.
2009
Pyoderma gangrenosum masquerading as necrotizing fasciitis.
American journal of otolaryngology. 30(4):273-6 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.05.005. [PMID] 19563941.
2008
A newborn born with a large rubbery mass on the left-hand side of the nose. Nasal glial heterotopia (nasal glioma).
Pediatric dermatology. 25(5):557-8 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00761.x. [PMID] 18950400.
2008
Case of the month. Bisphosphonate related osteochemonecrosis of the jaws.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(2):13-5 [PMID] 18389931.
2008
Case of the month. Canalicular adenoma (benign salivary gland tumor).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(6):13-5 [PMID] 18700293.
2008
Case of the month. Epulis fissuratum.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(7) [PMID] 18767704.
2008
Case of the month. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(11) [PMID] 19186385.
2008
Case of the month. Necrotizing sialometaplasia.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(5):21-3 [PMID] 18567189.
2008
Case of the month. Warty dyskeratoma (isolated Darier’s disease).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(8):17-9 [PMID] 18767447.
2008
Case of the month: drug-induced hyperplasia.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(3):25-7 [PMID] 18548772.
2008
Case of the month: peripheral ossifying fibroma.
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 20(4):17-9 [PMID] 18546612.
2008
Colloid milium of the oral cavity: a rare presentation.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 105(4):e34-8 [DOI] 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.11.032. [PMID] 18329566.
2008
Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia mimicking multiple periapical pathology–an endodontic dilemma.
General dentistry. 56(6):559-62 [PMID] 18810917.
2008
Labial salivary gland biopsies in Sjögren’s syndrome: still the gold standard?
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 106(3):392-402 [DOI] 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.04.018. [PMID] 18602295.
2008
Multisystem Diseases
Journal of the American Dental Association. 139
2008
Myopericytoma: report of two cases associated with trauma.
Journal of cutaneous pathology. 35(9):866-70 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00910.x. [PMID] 18494828.
2008
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders of oral cavity.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 105(5):589-96 [DOI] 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.11.028. [PMID] 18442744.
2008
RAGE mRNA expression and its correlation with nuclear factor kappa beta mRNA expression in inflamed human periradicular tissues.
Journal of endodontics. 34(6):689-92 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joen.2008.02.013. [PMID] 18498890.
2008
Xerostomia and lichenoid reaction in a hepatitis C patient treated with interferon-alpha: a case report.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 39(4):343-8 [PMID] 19081905.
2007
Case of the month. Lichenoid drug eruption (LDE).
Today's FDA : official monthly journal of the Florida Dental Association. 19(11):20-1, 23, 25 [PMID] 18546593.
2007
Chronic ulcerative stomatitis: diagnostic and management challenges–four new cases and review of literature.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 104(2):194-203 [PMID] 17560144.
2007
Cicatricial pemphigoid with severe gingival and laryngeal involvement in an 18-year-old female.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 104(3):363-7 [PMID] 17376714.
2007
Comparison between true and partial hemifacial hypertrophy.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 104(4):501-9 [PMID] 17448705.
2007
Gingival involvement in Crohn disease.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 138(12):1574-81; quiz 1614 [PMID] 18056101.
2007
Intraoral cellular blue nevus: report of a unique histopathologic entity and review of the literature.
Cutis. 80(3):189-92 [PMID] 17956006.
2007
Intraosseous pleomorphic adenoma of the mandible: report of a case and review of the literature.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 104(2):e21-6 [PMID] 17142071.
2007
Melanocytic matricoma: a distinctive clinicopathologic entity.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]. 33(7):857-63 [PMID] 17598856.
2007
Oral manifestations of Wegener’s granulomatosis: a report of three cases and a literature review.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 138(3):338-48; quiz 396, 398 [PMID] 17332039.
2007
Rhinocerebral zygomycosis: an increasingly frequent challenge: update and favorable outcomes in two cases.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 104(5):e28-34 [PMID] 17964469.
2007
Squamous cell carcinoma of the gingiva presenting as localized periodontal disease.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 38(2):97-102 [PMID] 17263148.
2007
University of Florida College of Dentistry’s “Case of the Month”: Evaluating a web-based continuing dental education course for clinical oral pathology.
Journal of dental education. 71(2):260-8 [PMID] 17314388.
2006
Cutaneous mastocytosis in a patient with primary Sjögren’s syndrome.
The Journal of rheumatology. 33(8):1697-700 [PMID] 16881127.
2006
Granular cell leiomyoma of the oral cavity.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 102(3):353-9 [PMID] 16920544.
2006
Lip hypertrophy secondary to cyclosporine treatment: a rare adverse effect and treatment considerations.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 102(4):469-74 [PMID] 16997113.
2006
Peripheral ameloblastoma: a case report and review of the literature.
Journal of endodontics. 32(2):152-4 [PMID] 16427467.
2005
Expression of the receptor of advanced glycation end products in gingival tissues of type 2 diabetes patients with chronic periodontal disease: a study utilizing immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR.
Journal of clinical periodontology. 32(1):40-4 [PMID] 15642057.
2005
Identification of genes and molecular pathways involved in the progression of premalignant oral epithelia.
Molecular cancer therapeutics. 4(6):865-75 [PMID] 15956244.
2005
Receptor for advanced glycation end product (RAGE) upregulation in human gingival fibroblasts incubated with nornicotine.
Journal of periodontology. 76(7):1171-4 [PMID] 16018761.
2004
Ameloblastic fibroma, ameloblastic fibro-odontoma, and odontoma.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America. 16(3):375-84 [PMID] 18088738.
2004
Receptor of advanced glycation end product (RAGE) expression in the minor salivary glands of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome: a preliminary study.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology. 33(3):174-8 [PMID] 15228188.
2003
Aberrant expression and localization of decorin in human oral dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer research. 63(22):7769-76 [PMID] 14633702.
2002
Comparison of computer-assisted brush biopsy results with follow up scalpel biopsy and histology.
General dentistry. 50(6):500-3 [PMID] 12572180.

Grants

Sep 2023 ACTIVE
PKR sensing of mitochondrial dsRNA in childhood Sjogrens disease
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Sep 2022 ACTIVE
Osteocyte Death in Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Rice Rats: Role of Necroptosis and Temporal Relationship with Radiographic, Molecular and Histopathologic Findings
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Sep 2021 ACTIVE
Cytoplasmic mitochondrial dsRNA in pediatric Sj?grens syndrome
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAMS
Apr 2019 ACTIVE
Mapping the T cell receptor/antigen complex and identifying the genetic-based treatment in Sjogrens syndrome
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Aug 2014 – Jul 2021
Role of Periodontitis in Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Pathophysiology in Rice Rats
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Aug 2014 – Jul 2017
Massive analysis of paired TCR chains of TH17 cells in Sjogren's syndrome using microengraving
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Mar 2011 – May 2017
Periodontal Pathogens and Cardiovascular Disease
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR

Education

DDS
1997 · University of Nebraska College of Dentistry
MSD
1996 · Indiana University

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