Dr. Karen Faye Novak DDS, MS, PHD
Periodontist | Periodontics
800 Rose St D104 Lexington KY, 40536About
Dr. Karen Novak practices Periodontics in Lexington, KY. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Dr. Novak has expertise in the treatment of oral inflammation and often treats problematic periodontal cases, such as those with severe gum disease or a complex medical history. Some treatments that Dr. Novak provides are scaling and root planing and root surface debridement.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Molecular characterization and functional analysis of a secA gene homolog in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
- Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans harbours type IV secretion system genes on a plasmid and in the chromosome.
- Identification of factors influencing matriculation decisions by dental school applicants.
- A model for assessing the ethical environment in academic dentistry.
- Factors associated with comprehensive dental care following an initial emergency dental visit.
- Should we treat periodontal disease during gestation to improve pregnancy outcomes?
- The effects of a calorie-reduced diet on periodontal inflammation and disease in a non-human primate model.
- Effects of low-energy shock waves on oral bacteria.
- Optimizing qPCR for the Quantification of Periodontal Pathogens in a Complex Plaque Biofilm.
- What the ADEA CCI series of articles means to me: reflections of a mid-career dental faculty member.
- Guidinq change one school at a time.
- Novel model for multispecies biofilms that uses rigid gas-permeable lenses.
- Epithelial interleukin-8 responses to oral bacterial biofilms.
- Bioactivity of WLBU2 peptide antibiotic in combination with bioerodible polymer.
- Oral microbial biofilm stimulation of epithelial cell responses.
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