Dr. Dominik B Dubravec DDS, MMSC
Periodontist | Periodontics
555 W Court St Suite 202 Kankakee IL, 60901About
Dr. Dominik Dubravec practices Periodontics in Kankakee, IL. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Dr. Dubravec 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. Dubravec provides are scaling and root planing and root surface debridement.
Education and Training
Loyola Dental School Doctor of Dental Surgery
Harvard Medical School Master of Medical Science
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- National Institute of Health Scholarship Harvard School of Dental Medicine
- Partners in Clinical Research Grant American Academy of Periodontology
Treatments
- Dental Implant
- Bone Regeneration And Bone Grafting
- Gum Grafting Procedures
- Dental Extractions And Socket Preservation
- Periodontal (gum) Disease Treatment And Prevention
- Periodontal Maintenance & Therapy
- Scaling And Root Planing
- Crown Lengthening
- Prophylaxis (cleaning)
- Frenectomy
- Gingival Countouring
- Gingivectomy
- Wisdom Teeth Extraction
- Bone Regeneration/ Guided Tissue Regeneration
Fellowships
- Harvard Medical School Surgical Immunology
Publications
- Journal of Clinical PeriodontologyClinical outcomes following treatment of human intrabony defects with GTR/bone replacement material 2014
- Journal of Clinical PeriodontologyEnamel matrix proteins in the regenerative therapy of deep intrabony defects.2002
- Journal of PeriodontologyThe simplified papilla preservation flap in the regenerative treatment of deep intrabony defects: cl2001
- Journal of PeriodontologyGeneralizability of the added benefits of guided tissue regeneration in the treatment of deep intrab1998
- Journal of Clinical ImmunologyEffects of in vivo endotoxin infusions on in vitro cellular immune responses in humans.1992
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ACirculating human peripheral blood granulocytes synthesize and secrete tumor necrosis factor alpha.1990
- The British Journal of SurgeryEffect of low dose recombinant interleukin 2 plus indomethacin on mortality after sepsis in a murine1990
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