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David L. Cochran is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Dentistry and Medicine, with notable contributions in several subfields including Oral Surgery, General Health Professions, Surgery, Urology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics including:

  • Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
  • Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Dental Education, Practice, Research
  • Dental materials and restorations
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Dental Health and Care Utilization

David L. Cochran has contributed to multiple publications in journals such as:

  • Journal of Periodontology
  • The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Recent papers include:

  • Osteoimmune regulation underlies oral implant osseointegration and its perturbation, 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Structure, function, and productivity from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network, 2022, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • Implications of considering peri-implant bone loss a disease, a narrative review, 2022, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
  • Bone glue - The final frontier for fracture repair and implantable device stabilization, 2020, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
  • Regeneration of critical-sized mandibular defect using a 3D-printed hydroxyapatite-based scaffold: An exploratory study, 2020, Journal of Periodontology

Frequent coauthors in their research include Gregg H. Gilbert, Jeffrey L. Fellows, Valeria V. Gordan, Cyril Meyerowitz, and D. Brad Rindal. These collaborations underscore the interdisciplinary and clinical nature of their work within oral health and implantology.

Best Publications

  • Effect of titanium surface roughness on proliferation, differentiation, and protein synthesis of human osteoblast-like cells (MG63)

    J. Y. Martin;Z. Schwartz;T. W. Hummert;D. M. Schraub

  • Peri-implant diseases and conditions: Consensus report of workgroup 4 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions

    Tord Berglundh;Gary Armitage;Mauricio G Araujo;Gustavo Avila-Ortiz

  • The Contribution of Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor to Periodontal Tissue Destruction

    D. T. Graves;David L. Cochran

  • High surface energy enhances cell response to titanium substrate microstructure.

    G. Zhao;Z. Schwartz;M. Wieland;F. Rupp

  • Bone response to unloaded and loaded titanium implants with a sandblasted and acid-etched surface : A histometric study in the canine mandible

    David L Cochran;R. K. Schenk;A. Lussi;F. L. Higginbottom

  • The use of reduced healing times on ITI implants with a sandblasted and acid-etched (SLA) surface: early results from clinical trials on ITI SLA implants.

    David L. Cochran;Daniel Buser;Christian M. Ten Bruggenkate;Dieter Weingart

  • Inflammation and Bone Loss in Periodontal Disease

    David L. Cochran

  • Biologic width around titanium implants. A histometric analysis of the implanto-gingival junction around unloaded and loaded nonsubmerged implants in the canine mandible.

    David L. Cochran;Joachim S. Hermann;Robert K. Schenk;Frank L. Higginbottom

  • Surface roughness modulates the local production of growth factors and cytokines by osteoblast-like MG-63 cells.

    K. Kieswetter;Z. Schwartz;T. W. Hummert;D. L. Cochran

  • Crestal Bone Changes Around Titanium Implants. A Histometric Evaluation of Unloaded Non-Submerged and Submerged Implants in the Canine Mandible

    Joachim S. Hermann;Daniel Buser;Robert K. Schenk;David L. Cochran

  • Consensus report: Peri-implant diseases and conditions

    Tord Berglundh;Gary Armitage;Gustavo Avila-Ortiz;Mauricio Araujo

  • Influence of the size of the microgap on crestal bone changes around titanium implants. A histometric evaluation of unloaded non-submerged implants in the canine mandible.

    Joachim S. Hermann;Joachim S. Hermann;John D. Schoolfield;Robert K. Schenk;Daniel Buser

  • Biologic Width around one- and two-piece titanium implants.

    Joachim S. Hermann;Joachim S. Hermann;Daniel Buser;Robert K. Schenk;John D. Schoolfield

  • Titanium surface roughness alters responsiveness of MG63 osteoblast‐like cells to 1α,25‐(OH)2D3

    B. D. Boyan;R. Batzer;K. Kieswetter;Y. Liu

  • Peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis: A current understanding of their diagnoses and clinical implications

    Paul Rosen;Donald Clem;David L Cochran;Stuart Froum

  • Biologic width around titanium implants. A physiologically formed and stable dimension over time

    Joachim S. Hermann;Daniel Buser;Robert K. Schenk;Frank L. Higginbottom

  • Osteoblasts generate an osteogenic microenvironment when grown on surfaces with rough microtopographies.

    Barbara D. Boyan;S. Lossdörfer;L. Wang;G. Zhao

  • Biomechanical comparison of the sandblasted and acid-etched and the machined and acid-etched titanium surface for dental implants.

    Dehua Li;Stephen J. Ferguson;Thomas Beutler;David L. Cochran

  • Osteoblast-mediated mineral deposition in culture is dependent on surface microtopography.

    B. D. Boyan;L. F. Bonewald;E. P. Paschalis;C. H. Lohmann;C. H. Lohmann

  • Effects of periodontal therapy on rate of preterm delivery: a randomized controlled trial.

    Steven Offenbacher;James D Beck;Heather L. Jared;Sally M Mauriello

Frequent Co-Authors

Zvi Schwartz
Zvi Schwartz Virginia Commonwealth University
Barbara D. Boyan
Barbara D. Boyan Virginia Commonwealth University
Daniel Buser
Daniel Buser University of Bern
David D Dean
David D Dean The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Victor L. Sylvia
Victor L. Sylvia United States Air Force
Christoph H. F. Hämmerle
Christoph H. F. Hämmerle University of Zurich
Hom-Lay Wang
Hom-Lay Wang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Scott A. Guelcher
Scott A. Guelcher Vanderbilt University
Frank Schwarz
Frank Schwarz Goethe University Frankfurt
John C. Hauth
John C. Hauth University of Alabama at Birmingham

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