Dr. David Gary Kerns DMD
Periodontist | Periodontics
5180 W Waco Dr Waco TX, 76710About
Dr. David Kerns practices Periodontics in Waco, TX. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Dr. Kerns 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. Kerns provides are scaling and root planing and root surface debridement.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Root trunk dimensions of 5 different tooth types.
- The incidence of active duty dental patients taking antihypertensive medications.
- The incidence of known diabetics among U.S. Army active duty dental patients.
- Accuracy of prescription medication reporting among active duty U.S. Army dental patients.
- Comparison of salivary calmodulin binding proteins in Sjögren's syndrome and healthy individuals.
- Effects of phosphated titanium and enamel matrix derivatives on osteoblast behavior in vitro.
- Dentinal tubule occlusion and root hypersensitivity.
- Age-dependent differential expression of apoptosis markers in the gingival tissue.
- Evaluation of the SEDline to improve the safety and efficiency of conscious sedation.
- Comparison of the effects of phosphate-coated and sandblasted acid-etched titanium implants on osseointegration: a microcomputed tomographic examination in the canine model.
- Mechanisms of guided bone regeneration: a review.
- Anti-inflammatory protein tumor necrosis factor-α-stimulated protein 6 (TSG-6) promotes early gingival wound healing: an in vivo study.
- Laser Assisted Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy: A Double Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Twenty commonly dispensed medications at a United States military installation and their significance to dentists.
- Prevalence of periodontal disease in an active duty military population as indicated by an experimental periodontal index.
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