D.M.D., Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Certificate in Prosthodontics, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
M.M.Sc., Oral Biology, Harvard University

Bone biology, particularly residual ridge remodeling following extraction of teeth, bone healing responses around osseointegrated implants, and tissue engineering of periodontal ligament.

Overview:

Dr. Leila Jahangiri completed her D.M.D. training, Certificate in Prosthodontics, and Masters of Medical Sciences degrees (M.M.Sc.) from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She has taught undergraduates and residents in dentistry and Prosthodontics at Harvard, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and New York University College of Dentistry. She is currently the Chair, Louis Blatterfein Department of Prosthodontics at NYU. Her clinical areas of expertise include extensive crown and bridge reconstructions, implant prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry, and removable prostheses. She has been an active clinician, researcher and teacher since 1991.

Her research areas of interest include, bone biology in particular, residual ridge remodeling following extraction of teeth, bone healing responses around osseointegrated implants, and tissue engineering of periodontal ligament. She is on the editorial review board of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.

Her mission as an educator is to teach the latest proven techniques and materials to the predoctoral students and assure an extensive clinical experience for the postgraduate residents. As a teacher, she has an expertise in curriculum development including Problem Based Learning and electronic curriculum development. She is responsible for the oversight of the predoctoral and postgraduate Prosthodontics curriculum. She gives many lectures to the undergraduates and postgraduates, is actively involved in clinical supervision, and mentors students and faculty in research. She has served as a consultant, member or chaired educational committees of prosthodontic organizations and industry.

Jahangiri L, Hessamfar R, Ricci J, A Pilot Study: Regeneration of Periodontal ligament on Endosseous Dental Implants in Dogs. In Press, Clinical Oral Implantology Research 2005.

Jahangiri L, Reinhardt SB, Matheson PB, Mehra RV, To assess the relationship between tooth color and skin tone value. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Feb 2002;87:149-52.

Jahangiri L, Jang, SK. Onlay partial denture technique for assessment of adequate occlusal vertical dimension. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Jan 2002;87:1-4.

Jahangiri L, Devlin H, Ting H, Nishimura I., Current Perspectives in Residual Ridge Remodeling and its Clinical Implications. A Review. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 1998,80:224-37.

Jahangiri L, Kim A, Nishimura I., Effect of Ovariectomy on the Local Residual Ridge Remodeling. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 1997;77:435-43.