Serge Dibart Professor, Director, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Periodontics sdibart@bu.edu

education

DDS, Aix-Marseilles University, School of Dental Medicine
DMD, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine

research interests

1. In situ identification of bacteria in gingival epithelial cells using antibody and DNA probe technology.

2. Measurement of IgG subclass levels in the serum and gingival crevicular fluid of patients with periodontal diseases and correlation with disease activity.

3. Investigation of the microbiota of patients with Down syndrome and immune responses within serum and gingival crevicular fluid using DNA probe technology and “Checkerboard immunoblotting”.  

4. Microbial and Immunohistochemical findings in radicular dentin, cementum and pulp of human teeth with advanced periodontitis.

5. Microbial and histological evaluation of root surfaces treated with scaling and root planing plus topical Doxycycline Hyclate 10%

6. Bacterial colonization of the implant/abutment interface

recent publications

Dibart  S, Karima M.  Practical Periodontal Plastic Surgery. Blackwell Publishing. September  2006.

Dibart S. Practical Advanced Periodontal Surgery. Blackwell Publishing (in Press, US release date December 2007)

Dibart S, Dietrich T. Practical Diagnosis and Treatment of Periodontitis (in preparation)

Yearbook in Dentistry (Mosby). In vitro evaluation of the implant-abutment bacterial seal: The locking taper system. 2006

Dibart S, Skobe Z, Marincola M, Warbington M, Sung Chang.  Bacterial adhesion and the Integrated Abutment Crown (IAC).  In vitro and in vivo evaluations.  (submitted)

Dibart S, Warbington M, Su MF, Skobe  Z.  In vitro evaluation of the abutment-implant bacterial seal.  The locking taper system. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implant 2005;20:732-737.

Dibart S, Warbington M, Su MF, Skobe Z: Evaluating the bacterial seal of an implant abutment connection: Bicon’s locking taper . Oemus media (accepted)

Kawai T, Matsuyama T, Hosokawa Y, Makihira S, Seki M, Karimbux NY, Goncalves RB, Valverde P, Dibart S, Li YP, Miranda LA, Izumi Y, Taubman MA.  Implication of B cells and T cells as a primary RANKL source in the bone resorptive lesion of periodontal disease.  Amer J  Pathol 2006 ;169:987-998.

Dibart S. An evaluation of the implant abutment bacterial seal using the locking taper system. US Dentistry 2006 (accepted)

Coelho AL, Suzuki M, Dibart S, Da Silva N, Coelho PG . Cross sectional analysis of the implant abutment interface. J Oral rehabil 2007;34:508-516

Venuleo C,  Chung-Kiang S, Weed M, Dibart S. Radiographic Bone Levels on 6x5.7 mm Implants:A 5-Year Follow-up Study. IJOMI 2007 (submitted)

recent grants

2005 - Bicon Dental Implants
Radiographic evaluation of the short Bicon implant
$ 7,000 Total Costs
P.i: Dr. S. Dibart, co-investigator: Dr. Caterina Venuleo

2006 - Bicon Dental Implants
Evaluation of the periodontal status around the IAC
$ 7,000 Total Costs
P.i: Dr. S. Dibart, co-investigator: Dr. Karen Cheng

2006 - Exactech
Evaluation of the Pericardium as an allograft for root coverage procedures
$ 3,500
P.i: Dr. S. Dibart, co-investigator: Dr. Bassam Al-Jamous/Ulrike Spate
2006                

2006 - Bicon Dental Implants
Evaluation of periodontal parameters around short implants
$ 7,000
P.i.: Dr. S. Dibart, co-investigator: Dr. Laurent Darbois

2006 - Bicon Dental Implants
A prospective, double blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial of Vit D3 vs placebo in sinus lift procedures
$ 18,910
P.i. Dr. S. Dibart, co-investigator: Dr. Thomas Dietrich

2007 - Colgate Palmolive
Dentinal Hypersensitivity study
$ 100,000
P.i.: Dr. S. Dibart

2007 - Colgate Palmolive
Dentinal Hypersensitivity Study
$ 120,000
P.i.: Dr. S. Dibart