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Bernhard Ganss
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Latest papers
Human Enamel Formation: A Scoping Review for Oral Health Professionals.
Dentistry journal · 2026
Impact of Secondhand Smoke on the Biomineralization of Dental Enamel in Rats.
Calcified tissue international · 2026
Conditioned medium from cultured cementoblasts upregulates amelotin gene expression via the SOCS3 signaling pathway.
Journal of periodontal & implant science · 2025
Latest funding
- $180,000
Enamel-derived modulators of biomineralization
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $36,000
Novel Enamel Proteins for Biomineralization Applications
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
- $105,000
Harnessing the mineral-inducing properties of the enamel protein amelotin to remineralize human teeth
CIHR · 2016 · Supervisor
41 publications.
Human Enamel Formation: A Scoping Review for Oral Health Professionals.
Unterbrink P, Ganss B, Limeback H, Hollmann B, Fandrich P, Winschel I, Schulze Zur Wiesche E, Amaechi BT, Pawinska M, Paszynska E, Enax J
Impact of Secondhand Smoke on the Biomineralization of Dental Enamel in Rats.
de Lima Gonçalves J, Silva-Sousa AC, de Sousa-Neto MD, de Carvalho FK, de Queiroz AM, Ganss B, de Paula-Silva FWG
Conditioned medium from cultured cementoblasts upregulates amelotin gene expression via the SOCS3 signaling pathway.
Nakayama Y, Igarashi K, Jin Z, Yamaguchi A, Ganss B, Ogata Y
Expression and localisation of amelotin, laminin and protein secreted by follicular dendritic cells after ligature-induced experimental periodontitis in rats.
Gomes NA, Garcia VG, Mulinari-Santos G, Ervolino E, da Rocha TE, Ganss B, Ali A, Magalhães M, de Molon RS, Theodoro LH
Introduction to the special issue on the 14th International conference on the chemistry and biology of mineralized tissues.
Sommerdijk N, Ganss B, Mina M
Analysis of dentin wear and biological properties promoted by experimental inoffice desensitizing materials.
Silva Ramos FS, de Castro Oliveira L, Albertinazzi L, Bezerra SJC, Dos Santos VR, Scaramucci T, Duque C, Ganss B, Souza MT, Pessan JP, Fagundes TC
Tubular Nanoclay-Enhanced Calcium Phosphate Mineralization and Assembly to Impart High Stiffness and Antimicrobial Properties.
Yu M, Feng L, Gan Z, Hua Y, Wu H, Ganss B, Yang H
The composition of the dental pellicle: an updated literature review.
Enax J, Ganss B, Amaechi BT, Schulze Zur Wiesche E, Meyer F
Screening of functionalized collagen membranes with a porcine periodontal regeneration model.
Quan BD, Sadeghi R, Ikeda Y, Ganss B, Hamilton DW, McCulloch CA, Sone ED
Role of junctional epithelium in maintaining dento-gingival adhesion and periodontal health.
Theodoro LH, Garcia VG, Ervolino E, Holcroft J, McCulloch CA, Ganss B
Enamel-derived modulators of biomineralization
Principal investigators: Ganss, Bernhard
Novel Enamel Proteins for Biomineralization Applications
Principal investigators: Ganss, Bernhard
Harnessing the mineral-inducing properties of the enamel protein amelotin to remineralize human teeth
Principal investigators: Neshatian, Mehrnoosh
Keywords: Biomineralization; Dental Restorative Material; Dentin; Enamel; Tissue Repair
Identifying molecular components of the dentoginigival attachment apparatus
Principal investigators: Tcherassen, Keyvan
Keywords: Ics Studentship
The Role of Gingipains in the Degradation of Dentogingival Attachment Proteins
Principal investigators: O'Hagan-Wong, Kelsey
Keywords: Ics Studentship
Novel Protein Determinants for Dentogingival Attachment
Principal investigators: Ganss, Bernhard
Keywords: Cell Adhesion; Dental Enamel; Gingival Attachment; Junctional Epithelium; Laminin; Protein-Protein Interaction
A novel mineralization-inducing membrane for promoting periodontal attachment
Principal investigators: Sone, Eli
A novel mineralization-inducing membrane for promoting periodontal attachment
Principal investigators: Sone, Eli D; Ganss, Bernhard; McCulloch, Christopher A
Keywords: 1101 Human Health; 1102 Biomedical Engineering; 1902 Biomedical Materials; 5403 Proteins And Peptides; Amelotin; Amino Acids; Bioadhesion; Biomineralization; Periodontitis; Regenerative Medicine; Scaffold Functionalization
Susceptibility to Dento-Gingival Attachment Loss in Amelotin-deficient Mice
Principal investigators: Lu, Roger Yi Xin
Keywords: Amelotin; Gum Disease; Ligature; Periodontal Disease
Biological Role and Regulation of the Novel Enamel Protein Amelotin
Principal investigators: Ganss, Bernhard
Keywords: Dental Caries; Dental Enamel; Dental Erosion; Gene Expression; Promoter Analysis; Protein-Protein Interaction; Transgenic Mice
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Michael Glogauer and Marc Grynpas: 3 shared papers
- Michael Glogauer and Bernhard Ganss: 3 shared papers
- Michael Glogauer and Irina Voronov: 1 shared paper
- Marc Grynpas and Bernhard Ganss: 1 shared paper
- Bernhard Ganss and Irina Voronov: 1 shared paper
- Bernhard Ganss and Anil Kishen: 1 shared paper
- Bernhard Ganss and Eszter Somogyi-Ganss: 1 shared paper
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
- Dentistry
- Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
- Department of Education Research
- Research Institute
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Michael Glogauer
Dentistry
3 shared papers, latest 2018
Irina Voronov
Research Institute
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Anil Kishen
Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Eszter Somogyi-Ganss
Department of Education Research
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Marc Grynpas
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
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