Professor Francis Hughes Academics Clinical Emeritus Professor of Periodontology Research subject areas Dentistry Contact details francis.hughes@kcl.ac.uk
Development of an in vitro model of the dentogingival junction using 3D organotypic constructs Association between calcium-channel blockers and gingival enlargement: A case-control study Retrospective exploratory study of smoking status and e-cigarette use with response to non-surgical periodontal therapy Can periodontal measures assist in the identification of adults with undiagnosed hyperglycaemia? A systematic review: A systematic review Regulation of gingival fibroblast phenotype by periodontal ligament cells in vitro Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Periodontal Regeneration Increasing awareness of drug induced gingival enlargement External Validation of a Periodontal Prediction Model for Identification of Diabetes among Saudi Adults Is the Performance of a Periodontal Prediction Model for Identification of Diabetes affected by Participants' Characteristics? Development of an in vitro model of the dentogingival junction using 3D organotypic constructs Differential regulation of epithelial growth by gingival and periodontal fibroblasts in vitro The added value of periodontal measurements for identification of diabetes among Saudi adults Comparison of the expression of periodontal markers in dental and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells Treatment outcome following use of the erbium, chromium:yttrium, scandium, gallium, garnet laser in the non-surgical management of peri-implantitis: A case series Diabetes and periodontal disease: A two-way relationship Periodontium and Periodontal Disease Periodontal complications of prescription and recreational drugs Manifestations of systemic diseases and conditions that affect the periodontal attachment apparatus: Case definitions and diagnostic considerations Periodontal diagnosis in the context of the 2017 classification system of periodontal diseases and conditions – Implementation in clinical practice Periodontal diagnosis in the context of the BSP implementation plan for the 2017 classification system of periodontal diseases and conditions: Presentation of a pair of young siblings with periodontitis Periodontal diagnosis in the context of the 2017 classification system of periodontal diseases and conditions: Presentation of a middle-aged patient with localised periodontitis Periodontal diagnosis in the context of the 2017 classification system of periodontal diseases and conditions: Presentation of a patient with periodontitis localised to the molar teeth Periodontal manifestations of systemic diseases and developmental and acquired conditions: Consensus report of workgroup 3 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions Gingival fibroblasts prevent BMP-mediated osteoblastic differentiation Comparative analysis of immune cell subsets in peripheral blood from patients with periodontal disease and healthy controls Epigenetic findings in periodontitis in UK twins: a cross sectional study Site-specific differences in osteoblast phenotype, mechanical loading response and estrogen receptor-related gene expression Genetic and environmental contributions to the association between mood disorder and periodontal disease: A cross-sectional study among female twins in the UK Sprouty 2, an Early Response Gene Regulator of FosB and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Proliferation During Mechanical Loading and Osteogenic Differentiation Silicon nitride (Si3N4) implants: The future of dental implantology? T2 relaxation mapping MRI of healthy and inflamed gingival tissue DDIT4 regulates mesenchymal stem cell fate by mediating between HIF1α and mTOR signalling The effect of an Er,Cr: YSGG laser in the management of intrabony defects associated with chronic periodontitis using minimally invasive closed flap surgery. A case series Periodontitis-associated pathogens P. gingivalis and A. actinomycetemcomitans activate human CD14+ monocytes leading to enhanced Th17/IL-17 responses Transcriptomic analysis of three Veillonella spp. present in carious dentine and in the saliva of caries-free individuals Drugs, medications and periodontal disease Periodontitis-the new caries? Replication of the association of GLT6D1 with aggressive periodontitis in a Sudanese population The presence, function and regulation of IL-17 and Th17 cells in periodontitis. Investigation of the distribution of cementum-associated lipopolysaccharides in periodontal disease by scanning electron microscope immunohistochemistry Immunohistochemical investigation of the presence and distribution of cementum-associated lipopolysaccharides in periodontal disease Osteogenic progenitor cells in rat bone marrow stromal populations exhibit self-renewal in culture The distribution and quantitation of cementum-bound lipopolysaccharide on periodontally diseased root surfaces of human teeth Effects of donor age on osteogenic cells of rat bone marrow in vitro Immunocytochemical investigation of the rat cementoblast phenotype Quantification of chemotactic response of quiescent and proliferating fibroblasts in Boyden chambers by computer-assisted image analysis Fibroblasts inhibit mineralised bone nodule formation by rat bone marrow stromal cells in vitro Stimulation of the differentiation of osteogenic rat bone marrow stromal cells by osteoblast cultures Differential chemotactic responses of different populations of fetal rat calvaria cells to platelet-derived growth factor and transforming growth factor beta Fibroblastic regulation of osteoblast function by prostaglandins View all publications
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