Welcome to the Web site of the Prosthodontics Group of the International Association for Dental Research. The goal of this site is to provide information on the current activities in the group.
News
The IADR Prosthodontics Group welcomes you to the IADR general session – Virtual Experience – July 21-24, 2021!
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Check also the IADR 2020 Award Winner video
March 2020
Congratulations to our 2020 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Matthias Kern, Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel, Germany.
Arthur R. Frechette Awards:
Phoonsuk Limraksasin (Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Miyagi, Japan)
“Deferoxamine Induces Self-Organized Osteo-Chondrogenic Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell”
Bruna Nagay (Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Brazil)
“Biofilm-Targeting Superhydrophobic Coating Reduces Microbial Accumulation on Titanium Surface”
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators:
First Place: Ha Nguyen (Okayama University, Japan)
“Type XVIII collagen modulates oral mucosal keratinization in adult mice”
Second Place: Raphael Cavalcante Cost (University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil)
“Development of a bioactive glass-based coating for implant application”
Neal Garrett Clinical Research Prize:
Yasmine Bouattour (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
“Effects of overnight storage conditions on conventional complete removable prostheses”
June 2019
Congratulations to our 2019 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Asbjørn Jokstad, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette Awards:
Yumi Ohori (Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan)
“3D Culture to Maintain and Restore Mesenchymal Stem Cell Multipotency”
Sabrina Maniewicz (University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland)
“In-vitro Retention Changes of Novel Implant Overdenture Attachments”
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators:
First Place: Shengbin Huang (Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, PR China)
“AKT-Hsp90-CypD Axis Contribute to Preodontoblast Apoptosis Induced by TEGDMA”
Second Place: Naoko Sato (Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan)
“Effect of Virtual Surgical Planning on Mandibular Reconstruction With Free Fibula Flap”
Neal Garrett Clinical Research Prize:
The 2019 Award was shared between
Samir Abou-Ayash (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
“5-Year Retention Forces of One-piece Mini Dental Implant-retained Mandibular Overdentures”
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Chie Watanabeh (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan)
“The Effect of Removable Partial Denture Placement for Diabetic Patients”
July 2018
Congratulations to our 2018 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Donald Brunette, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette Awards: 
Nicole Kalberer (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
“CAD/CAM Milled Versus Rapidly-prototyped Complete Dentures: An Evaluation of Trueness”
Elizabeth Boone (University College London, London)
“Remaining Dentine Thickness to Pulp Assessed With Optical Coherence Tomography”
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators:
First Place: Thuy Vo (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
“Are One-Implant Overdentures Superior to Complete Dentures in Masticatory Function?”
Second Place: Chie Watanabe (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
“Chronological Changes in Supporting Alveolar Bone by RPD Placement”
Neal Garrett Clinical Research Prize:
Najla Chebib (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
“Edentulous Jaw Impression Techniques: An In Vivo Comparison of Trueness”
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March 2017
Congratulations to our 2017 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: David Bartlett, King’s College London Dental Institute, UK. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette Awards:
Biological science category: Jin Wen (Columbia University Medical Center New York)
“Systemic Evaluation of Trace Elements-substituted Titanium Implants in Ovariectomized Rats.”
Materials and clinical sciences category: Mason Bates (University of Texas, Houston)
“Mechanical Properties of of Pigmented Maxillafacial Silicone Elastomers”
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators:
First Place: Shu Matsuoka (University of Osaka, Japan)
“Effects of PKC Inhibitor on Osteogenic Differentiation of Stem Cells”
Second Place: Qiming Jin (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
“Sclerostin Antibody Enhances the Alveolar Bone Regeneration Surrounding Dental Implants”
Neal Garrett Clinical Research Prize:
Aminah Alesawy (University of Montreal, Canada)
“Two-Versus Three-Implant-Assisted Mandibular Overdenture: Patient-Based Outcomes”
June 2016
Congratulations to our 2016 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Adriano Piattelli, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette Awards:
Emilio Hara, Okayama University, Okayama-shi, Japan for “Chondrocyte Burst Promotes Space for Mineral Expansion During Initial Mineralization”
Candida Parisi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy for “Translucency of Monolithic Hybrid Cubic/Tetragonal Zirconia Crowns: A Comparative Study”
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators:
First Place: Ahreum Lee, Yonsei Univeristy, Korea
“Enhanced Osseointegration of Dual TiO2 Nanotube Implants With Controlled BMP-2 Release”
Second Place: Valentim Barão, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
“Production of a Biofunctional Titanium Surface Using Plasma Treatments”
Neal Garrett Clinical Research Prize:
Anna Miyayasu (School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) for “Cost analysis of the different impression methods for complete dentures”
March 2015
Congratulations to our 2015 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Torsten Jemt, Brånemark Clinic, Gothenburg, Sweden. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette Awards:
Hattanas Kumchai, Department of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts for “In-vitro Repair of Veneered Zirconia Crowns with Ceramics vs Resins”
Ping Wang, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland for “An Injectable Self-Setting Calcium Phosphate-Alginate-iPS-MSCs Paste for Bone Tissue Engineering”
June 2014
Congratulations to our 2014 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Takahiro Ogawa, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette awards: Hiroko Okawa, Osaka University, Japan for for “Vertical Bone Augmentation Using iPS Cell Constructs with Simvastatin”
Beatriz Gimenez Gonzalez, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain, for “Accuracy and Repeatability of Intra-oral Scanners for Full-arch Implant Impressions”
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators: Haruki Yamamoto, Osaka University, Japan & Katsuo Takeuchi, Aichi Gakuin University, Japan.
Student Research Fellowship: Dr. Manrique Fonseca
March 2013
Congratulations to our 2013 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Yasumasa Akagawa, Hiroshima, Japan. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette awards: M. Brezavscek, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany and T.J. Lee, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators: Fangfan Wang. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Student Research Fellowship: Amy Au, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
June 18, 2012
Congratulations to our 2012 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Pekka Vallittu, Turku, Finland. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette awards: Shinya Uraguchi, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan and D. Mota Moreira, University of Texas – San Antonio / Health Science Ctr, San Antonio, TX, USA.
March 16, 2011
Congratulations to our 2011 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Hugh Devlin, University of Manchester, UK. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette Award: Lei Jin, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China and R. Kodali Kanuru, University of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators: Ken Ishizaki. University of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
July 20, 2010
Congratulations to our 2010 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Ronald Ettinger, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA. Further information
Arthur R. Frechette Award: Robert L. Smith, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fl, USA and Takao Watamoto, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Japan.
The Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators: Sho Fukuyasu. Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan.
Student Research Fellowship: Hiroki Kayashima, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Japan.
April 21, 2010
Congratulations to:
Congratulations to our President-elect Takahiro Ogawa at The Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology Division of Advanced Prosthodontics, Biomaterials and Hospital Dentistry UCLA School of Dentistry for winning this year’s prestigious William J. Gies Award.
The William J. Gies Award is given for the best paper published in the Journal of Dental Research during the preceding year. The paper titled “Ti Nano-nodular Structuring for Bone Integration and Regeneration” can be located in the J Dent Res 2008: 87(8): 751-6. The authors were T. Ogawa, L. Saruwatari, K. Takeuchi, H. Aita and N. Ohno and the paper was based on a joint research conducted at the UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA and the Aichi-Gakuin University, School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan.
March 16, 2009
Congratulations to our 2009 Award winners
IADR Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award: Lyndon Cooper, University of University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, USA. Further information
January 1st., 2009