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Overview

Jørgen Slots is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of dentistry and medicine. Within these areas, they have contributed significantly to periodontics, public health, epidemiology, physiology, and oral surgery. Their work spans various topics that include oral microbiology and periodontitis research, oral health pathology and treatment, HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations, streptococcal infections and treatments, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, salivary gland disorders and functions, and dental radiography and imaging.

Slots has an extensive publication record with frequent contributions to peer-reviewed venues. Their most common publication outlets include:

  • Periodontology 2000
  • Journal of Endodontics
  • Antibiotics
  • Journal of Periodontology
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Among their recent papers are several published in Periodontology 2000, covering aspects of periodontitis and oral infections. Notable papers include:

  • "A bibliometric analysis of periodontology," 2020, Periodontology 2000
  • "Primer on etiology and treatment of progressive/severe periodontitis: A systemic health perspective," 2020, Periodontology 2000
  • "The human oral phageome," 2021, Periodontology 2000
  • "Human and herpesvirus microRNAs in periodontal disease," 2021, Periodontology 2000
  • "Herpesvirus-Bacteria pathogenic interaction in juvenile (aggressive) periodontitis. A novel etiologic concept of the disease," 2023, Periodontology 2000

Jørgen Slots has collaborated frequently with various researchers, including:

  • Thomas E. Rams
  • Paras Ahmad
  • Szymon P. Szafrański
  • Meike Stiesch
  • Mohammad Sabeti

The scientist's research integrates microbiological, pathological, and therapeutic perspectives on oral diseases, with special attention to viral and bacterial interactions in periodontitis. Their focus on systemic health connections in periodontitis also positions their work at the intersection of dental research and broader medical concerns.

Best Publications

  • Black-pigmented Bacteroides species, Capnocytophaga species, and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in human periodontal disease: virulence factors in colonization, survival, and tissue destruction.

    J. Slots;R.J. Genco

  • Polymerase chain reaction detection of 8 putative periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque of gingivitis and advanced periodontitis lesions

    A. Ashimoto;C. Chen;I. Bakker;J. Slots

  • Periodontitis: facts, fallacies and the future

    Jørgen Slots

  • Subgingival microflora and periodontal disease

    Jorgen Slots

  • The occurrence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Bacteroides gingivalis and Bacteroides intermedius in destructive periodontal disease in adults

    Jorgen Slots;Lennart Bragd;Maude Wikstrom;Gunnar Dahlen

  • Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in Human Periodontal Disease: a Cross-Sectional Microbiological Investigation

    Jørgen Slots;Homer S. Reynolds;Robert J. Genco

  • Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis in human periodontal disease: occurrence and treatment.

    Jørgen Slots;Miriam Ting

  • The predominant cultivable microflora of advanced periodontitis.

    Jörgen Slots

  • Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in Human Periodontal Disease: Prevalence in Patient Groups and Distribution of Biotypes and Serotypes Within Families

    Joseph J. Zambon;Lars A. Christersson;Jørgen Slots

  • Attachment of Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. asaccharolyticus to Oral Surfaces and Its Possible Role in Colonization of the Mouth and of Periodontal Pockets

    Jörgen Slots;Ronald J. Gibbons

  • The predominant cultivable organisms in juvenile periodontitis

    Jörgen Slots

  • Systemic antibiotic therapy in periodontics.

    Arie Jan Van Winkelhoff;Thomas E. Rams;Jørgen Slots

  • Serology of oral Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and serotype distribution in human periodontal disease.

    J J Zambon;J Slots;R J Genco

  • Host responses in periodontal diseases.

    R.J. Genco;J. Slots

  • Serum antibodies to oral Bacteroides asaccharolyticus (Bacteroides gingivalis): relationship to age and periondontal disease.

    C Mouton;P G Hammond;J Slots;R J Genco

  • Yeasts, enteric rods and pseudomonads in the subgingival flora of severe adult periodontitis.

    Jørgen Slots;Thomas E. Rams;Max A. Listgarten

  • Black-pigmented Bacteroides spp. in the human oral cavity.

    J J Zambon;H S Reynolds;J Slots

  • Bacterial specificity in adult periodontitis. A summary of recent work.

    Jorgen Slots

  • The capability of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Bacteroides gingivalis and Bacteroides intermedius to indicate progressive periodontitis; a retrospective study

    Lennart Bragd;Gunnar Dahlen;Maude Wikstrom;Jorgen Slots

  • Selection of antimicrobial agents in periodontal therapy.

    Jørgen Slots

  • Effect of root debridement on the elimination of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Bacteroides gingivalis from periodontal pockets.

    Stefan Renvert;Maude Wikstrom;Gunnar Dahlen;Jorgen Slots

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Genco
Robert J. Genco University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Joseph J. Zambon
Joseph J. Zambon University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Gunnar Dahlén
Gunnar Dahlén University of Gothenburg
Kenneth S. Kornman
Kenneth S. Kornman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas E. Van Dyke
Thomas E. Van Dyke Harvard University
Stefan Renvert
Stefan Renvert Kristianstad University
Itzhak Brook
Itzhak Brook Georgetown University
Sirkka Asikainen
Sirkka Asikainen Umeå University
Hannu Larjava
Hannu Larjava University of British Columbia
John H. Morrison
John H. Morrison University of California, Davis

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