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 period: November 1, 2024 - January 15, 2025

The voting is now closed.

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