Fernanda Rocha

Fernanda Rocha, DDS, MSc, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: DN-PERIODONTICS
Business Phone: (352) 273-7881
Business Email: frocha@dental.ufl.edu

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2021
GMS6162 Oral Microbiology and Immunology
2023-2024
DEN7836L Comp Perio Tx 3
2023-2024
DEN8839L Comp Perio Tx 6
2023-2024
DEN8837L Comp Perio Tx 4
2023-2024
DEN7834L Comp Perio Tx 1
2023-2024
DEN6421C Perio Tx Plan
2023-2025
DEN8838L Comp Perio Tx 5
2023-2025
DEN7835L Comp Perio Tx 2

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-3448-0562

Publications

Academic Articles
2024
Osteoblast Growth in Quaternized Silicon Carbon Nitride Coatings for Dental Implants.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland). 17(21) [DOI] 10.3390/ma17215392. [PMID] 39517666.
2023
Enhancing the Hydrophobicity and Antibacterial Properties of SiCN-Coated Surfaces with Quaternization to Address Peri-Implantitis.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland). 16(17) [DOI] 10.3390/ma16175751. [PMID] 37687444.
2023
Suppression of local inflammation via galectin-anchored indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
Nature Biomedical Engineering. 7(9):1156-1169 [DOI] 10.1038/s41551-023-01025-1. [PMID] 37127708.
2022
Characterization of a Bacterial Kinase That Phosphorylates Dihydrosphingosine to Form dhS1P
Microbiology Spectrum. 10(2) [DOI] 10.1128/spectrum.00002-22. [PMID] 35286133.
2022
Effect of Silicon Carbide Coating on Osteoblast Mineralization of Anodized Titanium Surfaces.
Journal of functional biomaterials. 13(4) [DOI] 10.3390/jfb13040247. [PMID] 36412888.
2021
A Porphyromonas gingivalis Capsule-Conjugate Vaccine Protects From Experimental Oral Bone Loss
Frontiers in Oral Health. 2 [DOI] 10.3389/froh.2021.686402. [PMID] 35048031.
2021
Sphingolipid-Containing Outer Membrane Vesicles Serve as a Delivery Vehicle To Limit Macrophage Immune Response to Porphyromonas gingivalis
Infection and Immunity. 89(4) [DOI] 10.1128/iai.00614-20.
2020
Porphyromonas gingivalisSphingolipid Synthesis Limits the Host Inflammatory Response
Journal of Dental Research. 99(5):568-576 [DOI] 10.1177/0022034520908784. [PMID] 32105543.
2020
Cytokine profiles of healthy and diseased sites in individuals with periodontitis.
Archives of oral biology. 120 [DOI] 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2020.104957. [PMID] 33129128.
2020
NLRC4 inflammasome has a protective role on inflammatory bone resorption in a murine model of periodontal disease
Immunobiology. 225(1) [DOI] 10.1016/j.imbio.2019.10.004. [PMID] 31848028.
2020
Relevance of Caspase-1 and Nlrp3 Inflammasome on Inflammatory Bone Resorption in A Murine Model of Periodontitis
Scientific Reports. 10(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41598-020-64685-y. [PMID] 32385413.
2020
Virulence of the Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis Is Controlled by the CRISPR-Cas Protein Cas3
mSystems. 5(5) [DOI] 10.1128/msystems.00852-20.
2019
Clastic cells in orthodontic treatment: Translational challenges and recent advances
Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research. 22(S1):180-185 [DOI] 10.1111/ocr.12285.
2019
Systemic administration of curcumin or piperine enhances the periodontal repair: a preliminary study in rats
Clinical Oral Investigations. 23(8):3297-3306 [DOI] 10.1007/s00784-018-2755-9. [PMID] 30498979.
2018
Local administration of curcumin-loaded nanoparticles effectively inhibits inflammation and bone resorption associated with experimental periodontal disease.
Scientific reports. 8(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41598-018-24866-2. [PMID] 29703905.
2018
MyD88-mediated innate sensing by oral epithelial cells controls periodontal inflammation
Archives of Oral Biology. 87:125-130 [DOI] 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.12.016. [PMID] 29289808.
2017
Human pancreatic cancer xenografts recapitulate key aspects of cancer cachexia
Oncotarget. 8(1):1177-1189 [DOI] 10.18632/oncotarget.13593. [PMID] 27901481.
2017
Mitochondrial DNA Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Predisposes to Type 1 Diabetes in Murine Model.
Frontiers in immunology. 8 [DOI] 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00164. [PMID] 28289409.
2017
Topical application of bFGF on acid-conditioned and non-conditioned dentin: effect on cell proliferation and gene expression in cells relevant for periodontal regeneration
Journal of Applied Oral Science. 25(6):689-699 [DOI] 10.1590/1678-7757-2017-0051. [PMID] 29211291.
2016
Role of NOD2 and RIP2 in host–microbe interactions with Gram-negative bacteria: insights from the periodontal disease model
Innate Immunity. 22(8):598-611 [DOI] 10.1177/1753425916666652. [PMID] 27605548.
2015
IL-18 triggered by the Nlrp3 inflammasome induces host innate resistance in a pulmonary model of fungal infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 194(9):4507-17 [DOI] 10.4049/jimmunol.1402321. [PMID] 25825440.
2015
Mast cells control insulitis and increase Treg cells to confer protection against STZ-induced type 1 diabetes in mice.
European journal of immunology. 45(10):2873-85 [DOI] 10.1002/eji.201545498. [PMID] 26234742.
2015
The smear layer created by scaling and root planing is physiologically eliminated in a biphasic process
Brazilian Oral Research. 29(1):01-7 [DOI] 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2015.vol29.0029. [PMID] 25627881.
2013
5-Lipoxygenase activity increases susceptibility to experimental Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection.
Infection and immunity. 81(4):1256-66 [DOI] 10.1128/IAI.01209-12. [PMID] 23381993.
2013
Dynamics of bone healing after osteotomy with piezosurgery or conventional drilling– histomorphometrical, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis
Journal of Translational Medicine. 11(1) [DOI] 10.1186/1479-5876-11-221. [PMID] 24053147.
2013
Effects of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on transforming growth factor-β1 levels in the gingival crevicular fluid.
Photomedicine and laser surgery. 31(2):65-71 [DOI] 10.1089/pho.2012.3328. [PMID] 23373793.
2012
Effect of acid fruit juices combined with electric or sonic toothbrushing on root dentin permeability: an in vitro study
Brazilian Dental Journal. 23(6):667-671 [DOI] 10.1590/s0103-64402012000600007. [PMID] 23338258.
2012
Structural and functional changes in the alveolar bone osteoclasts of estrogen‐treated rats
Journal of Anatomy. 220(1):77-85 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01449.x. [PMID] 22092353.

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