Division of Periodontology

Gian Pietro Schincaglia, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Director

Degrees, Year Attained and University Attended

• 1989: Dental degree from University of Ferrara School of Dentistry.
• 2000: Certificate in Periodontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
• 2003: Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
• 2006: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Università of Ferrara.

Brief Chronology of Professional Career

• 1989 - 1993: Private practice in general dentistry.
• 1993 - 2007: Private practice limited to periodontics, implants and fixed prosthodontics.
• 2007 - Present: Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine.

Academic Appointments

• 1995 - 1997: Associate Professor in Periodontology, University of Ferrara School of Dentistry, Chair of Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics.
• 1996: Visiting Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontology, University of Southern California L.A. (USA).
• 1998 - 1999: Teaching appointment as Clinical Instructor, Hygiene Department, University of Southern California School of Dentistry.
• 2001: Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Bologna Dental School.
• 2004 - 2006: Module Director for the “Master Program on Implant Prosthodontics”, Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Bologna Dental School.
• 2007 - Present: Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine.

Research Field of Interest

Clinical trials in periodontology: regenerative therapy, surgical procedures and biomaterials.

Clinical trials in implantology: surgical procedures, immediate loading of dental implants.

Basic science: cell biology, bone biology, response of bone cells to gene modulation effect on bone synthesis.

Selected Recent Publications

Surgical treatment planning for the single-unit implant in aesthetic areas. Schincaglia G.P., Nowzari H. Periodontol 2000. 2001;27:162-82.

Immediate loading of mandibular implant supported fixed prosthesis: comparative analysis between direct and indirect technique. R. Marzola, G.P. Schincaglia, A. Arcidiacono, R. Scotti. Implantologia 2004;2:123-136.

Immediate loading of dental implants supporting fixed partial dentures in the posterior mandible: a randomized controlled split-mouth study–machined versus titanium oxide implant surface. Schincaglia G.P., Marzola R., Scapoli C., Scotti R. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2007 Jan-Feb;22(1):35-46.

Immediate loading of two implants supporting a ball attachment-retained mandibular overdenture: a prospective clinical study. Marzola R., Scotti R., Fazi G., Schincaglia G.P. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2007 Sep;9(3):136-43.

Human estrogen receptor alpha gene is a target of Runx2 transcription factor in osteoblasts. Lambertini E., Penolazzi L., Tavanti E., Schincaglia G.P., Zennaro M., Gambari R., Piva R. Exp Cell Res. 2007 May 1;313(8):1548-60.

Manuscripts in Preparation or in Publication

Replacement of mandibular molars with single unit restorations supported by wide body implants: Immediate vs. Delayed loading. A randomized controlled study. Schincaglia G.P., Marzola R., Fazi G., Scapoli C., Scotti R. Int. J Oral Maxillofac. Impl. (in press)

Modulation of estrogen receptor-α expression by decoy strategy. A novel approach to enhance in vitro mineralization in human primary osteoblasts derived from alveolar bone. (manuscript in preparation)