Vote for the Sunstar Perio Link Award 2025
Help us crown the next winner of the Sunstar Perio Link Award by casting your vote! All nominees are showcased on our YouTube channel. The video with the most likes will win, so every vote counts! Voting is easy: simply “like” your favorite video. You can vote for as many videos as you’d like, but each video can only receive one vote from you.
📅 Voting opens: November 1, 2024
📅 Voting closes: January 15, 2025
Explore the videos below and help choose the winner! 👇
Dr. María Martinez
Periodontal diseases and depression: A pre-clinical in vivo study
María Martínez, David Martín-Hernández, Leire Virto, Karina S. MacDowell, Eduardo Montero, Álvaro González-Bris, María José Marín, Nagore Ambrosio, David Herrera, Juan Carlos Leza, Mariano Sanz, Borja García-Bueno, Elena Figuero
Full paper: Journal of clinical periodontology, 48(4), 503-527.https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13420
Dr. An Li
Combined association of cognitive impairment and poor oral health on mortality risk in older adults: Results from the NHANES with 15 years of follow-up
An Li, Yuntao Chen, Anita Visser, Luc A.M. Marks, Geerten-Has E. Tjakkes
Full paper: Journal of periodontology, 93(6), 888–900. https://doi.org/10.1002/JPER.21-0292
Dr. Kevin M. Byrd
SARS-CoV-2 infection of the oral cavity and saliva
Ni Huang, Paola Pérez, Takafumi Kato, Yu Mikami, Kenichi Okuda, Rodney C.Gilmore, Cecilia Domínguez Conde, Billel Gasmi, Sydney Stein, Margaret Beach, Eileen Pelayo, Jose O. Maldonado, Bernard A. Lafont, Shyh-Ing Jang, Nadia Nasir, Ricardo J. Padilla, Valerie A. Murrah, Robert Maile, William Lovell, Shannon M. Wallet, Natalie M. Bowman, Suzanne L. Meinig, Matthew C. Wolfgang, Saibyasachi N. Choudhury, NIH COVID-19 Autopsy Consortium, HCA Oral and Craniofacial Biological Network, … Kevin M. Byrd
Full paper: Nature medicine, 27(5), 892–903. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01296-8
Dr. Georgios N. Antonoglou
Periodontitis and edentulism as risk indicators for mortality: Results from a prospective cohort study with 20 years of follow-up
Georgios N. Antonoglou, Mario Romandini, Jukka H. Meurman, Markku Surakka, Sok-Ja Janket, Mariano Sanz
Full paper: Journal of periodontal research, 58(1), 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/jre.13061
Dr. Xinran Xu
Effects of amoxicillin and metronidazole as an adjunct to scaling and root planing on glycemic control in patients with periodontitis and type 2 diabetes: A short-term randomized controlled trial
Xinran Xu, He Lu, Pengcheng Huo, Dongsiqi Jin, Yunxuan Zhu, Huanxin Meng
Full paper: Journal of periodontal research, 59(2), 249–258. https://doi.org/10.1111/jre.13225
Dr. Takanori Shinjo
Dysregulation of cxcl1 expression and neutrophil recruitment in insulin resistance and diabetes-related periodontitis in male mice
Takanori Shinjo, Satoru Onizuka, Yumi Zaitsu, Atsushi Ishikado, Kyoungmin Park, Qian Li, Hisashi Yokomizo, Tatsuro Zeze, Kohei Sato, Ronald St-Louis, Jialin Fu, Wu I-Hsien, Koji Mizutani, Hatice Hasturk, Thomas E. Van Dyke, Fusanori Nishimura, George L. King
Full paper: Diabetes, 72(7), 986–998. https://doi.org/10.2337/db22-1014
Dr. Yvonne L. Kapila
Nisin a probiotic bacteriocin mitigates brain microbiome dysbiosis and Alzheimer’s disease-like neuroinflammation triggered by periodontal disease
Chuanjiang Zhao, Ryutaro Kuraji, Changchang Ye, Li Gao, Allan Radaic, Pachiyappan Kamarajan, Yoshimasa Taketani & Yvonne L. Kapila
Full paper: J Neuroinflammation 20, 228 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-023-02915-6
Dr. Crystal Marruganti
Periodontitis and low cognitive performance: A population-based study
Crystal Marruganti, Giacomo Baima, Mario Aimetti, Simone Grandini, Mariano Sanz, Mario Romandini
Full paper: Journal of clinical periodontology, 50(4), 418–429. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13779
Dr. Rita Del Pinto
Home oral hygiene is associated with blood pressure profiles: Results of a nationwide survey in Italian pharmacies
Rita Del Pinto, Davide Pietropaoli, Guido Grassi, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Annalisa Monaco, Marco Cossolo, Alfredo Procaccini, Claudio Ferri
Full paper: Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 49(12), 1234–1243. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13720
Dr. Yuko Kurushima
Host genotype links to salivary and gut microbiota by periodontal status
Yuko Kurushima, Philippa M. Wells, Ruth C.E. Bowyer, Noha Zoheir, S. Doran, Jonathan P. Richardson, Daniel David Sprockett, David A. Relman , Claire J. Steves, Luigi Nibali
Full paper: Journal of dental research, 102(2), 146–156. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345221125402
Dr. Zehra Yonel
Development and external validation of a multivariable prediction model to identify nondiabetic hyperglycemia and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes: Diabetes risk assessment in dentistry score (DDS)
Zehra Yonel, Thomas Kocher, Chapple, Iain L C Chapple, Thomas Dietrich, Henry Völzke, Michael Nauck, Gary Collins, Laura J. Gray, Birte Holtfreter.
Full paper: Journal of dental research, 102(2), 170–177. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345221129807
Dr. Gregory C. Valentine
Antepartum periodontitis treatment and risk of offspring screening positive for autism spectrum disorder
Carl Bose , Gregory C Valentine , Kamaira Philips , Kim Boggess , Kevin Moss , Silvana P Barros , Julie Marchesan , Di Wu , Thomas M O'Shea , Myriam Peralta-Carcelen , Ricki Goldstein , Rajam Ramamurthy , James D Beck
Full paper: J Perinatol. 2023 Apr;43(4):470-476. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-023-01610-x
Dr. Madeline X. F. Kosho
Cardiovascular risk assessment in periodontitis patients and controls using the European Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) model: A pilot study
Madeline X F Kosho , Alexander R E Verhelst , Wijnand J Teeuw , Victor E A Gerdes, Bruno G Loos
Full paper: Front. Physiol. 13:1072215. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1072215
Dr. Filippo Graziani
Treatment of gingivitis is associated with reduction of systemic inflammation and improvement of oral health-related quality of life: A randomized clinical trial
Marina Perić, Urska Marhl, Stefano Gennai, Crystal Marruganti, Filippo Graziani
Full paper: Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 49(9), 899–910. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13690
Dr. Ana Molina
The association between respiratory diseases and periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ana Molina, Olivier Huck, David Herrera, Eduardo Montero
Full paper: Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 50(6), 842–887. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13767