Müller, Hans-Peter

Specialist in Periodontology, Den norske tannlegeforening 2007

Licence to practice Dentistry, Statens autorisajonkontor for helsepersonell 2007

Professor of Periodontology, Tromsø University 2007

Vice Dean for Research and Student Affairs, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University 2006

Professor of Periodontology, Kuwait University 2005

Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University 2001

Lt. Colonel (reserve), German Armed Forces 1999

Professor of Dental and Oral Medicine (apl.), Heidelberg University 1999

Major (reserve), German Armed Forces 1996

Specialist, German Society of Periodontology 1995-2013

Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, Heidelberg University 1993

Habilitation (Dr. med. dent. habil.), Münster University 1993

Specialist in Periodontology, Dental Association Westphalian-Lippe, Germany 1992

Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, Münster University 1989

Research and Teaching Associate, Department of Periodontology, Münster University 1987

Service in German Armed Forces, Captain 1985-1987

Dr. med. dent., Marburg University 1981

Research and Teaching Associate, Department of Periodontology, Marburg University 1980-1985

Licence to practice Dentistry, Marburg University 1980

Academic and Professional Activities

Curriculum Committee, Institute of Clinical Dentistry (IKO), Tromsø University, Member since 2012

Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Dentistry (FOD), Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan, Iran 2008

Executive Committee, FOD, Kuwait University, Member since 2006

Research/Ethical Committee, FOD, Kuwait University, Member since 2005; Chairman since 2006

Curriculum/Assessment Committee, FOD, Kuwait University, Member since 2006

Research Coordinator, Department of Bioclinical Sciences, FOD, Kuwait University 2005-2006

Quality Assurance/Infection Control Committee (former Auditing Committee), FOD, Kuwait University, Chairman 2004-2007

Infection Control Committee, FOD, Kuwait University, Member 2002-2004

Promotion Examination Board, Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University, Member 1994-1999

Graduation Examination Board, Department of Operative Dentistry, Heidelberg University, Member 1993-1999

Examination Board for Specialist of Periodontology, German Society of Periodontology, Member 1998-2001

Body of Teachers, Academy of Dentistry and Oral Medicine, German Society of Dentistry and Oral Medicine, Member 1998-2001

Founding President, New Study Group Periodontology (NAgP), Germany 1992-1996

Membership in Scientific Societies

Norwegian Dental Association since 2012

Kuwait Dental Association 2001-2007

European Academy of Periodontology since 1996

European Federation of Periodontology since 1992

American Academy of Periodontology since 1992

International Association for Dental Research since 1989

German Society of Dentistry and Oral Medicine 1986-2001

German Society of Periodontology since 1980

Ad hoc Reviewer of Scientific Journals (selection)

Anaerobe, BMC Oral Health, Dental Traumatology, European Journal of Oral Sciences, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Periodontology

Editorial Board Member

Clinical Oral Investigations

Medical information transfer into practice

Multilevel modeling of site-specific periodontal data

Pathogenesis of plaque-induced gingival disease

The periodontal phenotype

Oral ecology of periodontal pathogens

PhD proposals with a detailed study plan (about 10 A4 pages) are welcome. Successful applicants include the necessary systematic review of current evidence as a starting point. Suggestions include (i) minimally invasive periodontal treatments in comparison, (ii) image analysis as surrogate to periodontal regeneration true endpoints, (iii) site-specific analysis of gingival responses to antimicrobial/antiinflammatory oral hygiene supplements, (iv) high-throughput microbiological analyses of the composition of microbiota in different intraoral habitats.

Note: I am pretty much convinced that site-specific clinical observations are most valuable and of utmost importance in the understanding of periodontal diseases. Unfortunately, in recent years, these observations have frequently been summarized at the subject level. While doing so, much of the collected information is lost. Since site-specific analysis of periodontal data may yield an amazing deal of new information regarding the pathogenesis of periodontal disease, I would invite anybody who owns site-specific data, which has been conventionally analyzed before with the subject as statistical unit, to share his/her data in order to do a correct, i.e., multilevel analysis.

Please contact me at hans-peter.muller@uit.no

Major Projects

Dealing with hierarchical data in periodontal research

Interleukin-1 genotype and the association between plaque and gingival bleeding (Kuwait University Research Administration, DS02/04)

Topical use of triclosan on the association between plaque and gingivitis (Kuwait University Research Administration, DS02/02)

Antibiotic susceptibilities of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

Highly toxic clone of Aggregatibacter actinomy­cetemcomitans and polymorphisms in inter­leukin-1 and tumor-necrosis factor-alpha genes in periodontally susceptible Africans and Afroamericans (DFG, MU 1404/2-1)

Oral ecology of Socransky's 'green complex', i.e., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Eikenella corrodens and Capnocytophaga spp.

Periodontal phenotypes

PubMed entries may be found here.

Click here to find books, chapters in books, and further articles.

Recent Peer-reviewed Articles

Müller HP, Barrieshi-Nusair KM. Site-specific gingival bleeding on probing in a steady-state plaque environment: influence of polymorphisms in the interleukin-1 gene cluster. J Periodontol 2010; 81: 52-61 [cited 4 times*]

Müller HP. Dealing with hierarchical data in periodontal research. Clin Oral Investig 2009; 13: 273-278 [cited 3 times]

Müller HP. Multilevel modeling of gingival bleeding on probing in young adults harboring non-JP2 genotypes of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Clin Oral Investig 2009; 13: 171-178 [cited 5 times]

Müller HP. Modeling mucosal dimensions after implantation of a bio-absorbable membrane for surgical root coverage. Clin Oral Investig 2008; 12: 249-255 [cited 3 time]

Müller HP, Barrieshi-Nusair KM, Könönen E. Repeatability of ultrasonic determination of gingival thickness. Clin Oral Investig 2007; 11: 439-442 [cited 6 times]

Müller HP. A bivariate multilevel model which avoids mathematic coupling in the study of change and initial periodontal attachment level after therapy. Clin Oral Investig 2007; 11: 307-310 [cited 5 times]

Müller HP, Barrieshi-Nusair KM. A combination of alleles 2 of interleukin (IL)-1A^-889 and IL-1B⁺³⁹⁵⁴ is associated with lower gingival bleeding tendency in plaque-induced gingivitis in young adults of Arabic heritage. Clin Oral Investig 2007; 11: 297-302 [cited 11 times]

Müller HP, Barrieshi-Nusair KM, Könönen E, Yang M. Effect of triclosan/copolymer-containing toothpaste on the association between plaque and gingival bleeding: a randomized controlled clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol 2006; 33: 811-818 [cited 23 times]

Müller HP, Stadermann S. Multivariate multilevel models for repeated measures in the study of smoking effects on the association between plaque and gingival bleeding. Clin Oral Investig 2006; 10: 311-316 [cited 16 times]

Müller HP, Könönen E. Variance components of gingival thickness. J Periodont Res 2005; 40: 239-244 [cited 22 times]

Most Cited

Müller HP, Eger T. Masticatory mucosa and periodontal phenotype: a review. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2002; 22: 172-183 [cited 54 times]

Müller HP, Holderrieth S, Burkhardt U, Höffler U. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of oral strains of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans to seven antibiotics. J Clin Periodontol 2002; 29: 736-742 [cited 47 times]

Müller HP, Heinecke A, Schaller N, Eger T. Masticatory mucosa in subjects with different periodontal phenotypes. J Clin Periodontol 2000; 27: 621-626 [cited 85 times]

Müller HP, Schaller N, Eger T, Heinecke A. Thickness of masticatory mucosa. J Clin Periodontol 2000; 27: 431-436 [cited 96 times]

Müller HP, Stahl M, Eger T. Root coverage employing an envelope technique or guided tissue regeneration with a bioabsorbable membrane. J Periodontol 1999; 70: 743-751 [cited 57 times]

Müller HP, Eger T, Schorb A. Gingival dimensions after root coverage with free connective tissue grafts. J Clin Periodontol 1998; 25: 424-430 [cited 105 times]

Müller HP, Eger T. Gingival phenotypes in young male adults. J Clin Periodontol 1997; 24: 65-71 [cited 104 times]

Eger T, Müller HP, Heinecke A. Ultrasonic determination of gingival thickness. Subject variation and influence of tooth type and clinical features. J Clin Periodontol 1996; 23: 839-845 [cited 95 times]

Müller HP, Eickholz P, Heinecke A, Pohl S, Müller RF, Lange DE. Simultaneous isolation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans from subgingival and extracrevicular locations of the mouth. J Clin Periodontol 1995; 22: 413-419 [cited 52 times]

Müller HP, Lange DE, Müller RF. Failure of ad­jun­ctive minocycline-HCl to eliminate oral Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomi­tans. J Clin Periodontol 1993; 20: 498-504 [cited 49 times]

h-index (Hirsch 2005) as of April 2012 (*Google Scholar): 26

g-index (Egghe 2006) as of February 2013: 39

A recent, somewhat visionary, op-ed.

See this article challenging a current paradigm.

Certain pages of the recommended textbook for undergraduate studies can be found here.

Important Documents for Undergraduates

Standard of Care in Periodontology

Best Oral Presentation Award (Periodontology), 1^st Joint Congress of the East & Southern African and Kuwaiti Divisions; West African & Jordanian Sections of IADR 2004

Best Poster Award (Miscellaneous), 1^st Joint Congress of the East & Southern African and Kuwaiti Divisions; West African & Jordanian Sections of IADR 2004

Research Award 'Smokeless Life', German Medical Association for Smoking and Health 2001

Best Poster Award, Annual Meeting, German Society of Periodontology 1996

Hans-R. Mühlemann Research Prize, Swiss Society of Periodontology 1992

News

April 18, 2013

Thanks to master students Eyvind Tronsen, Kim R. Boen and Patryk D. Larsen who successfully conducted the sheep mandible course for 8th semester students in the Anatomy Institute.

February 13, 2013

Bristol University's Centre of Multilevel Modelling has started to display scholarly publications in which multilevel modeling had been applied, see Gallery of Multilevel Papers here. You may also find some of my seminal own papers there.

November 14, 2012

Aim and scope of my new blog Periodontology - Matters arising is to share, with both students and colleagues, un- and declassified information of what is going on here at our institute as well as broader issues in the world of us gum gardeners.

June 13, 2012

The 3rd edition of bestselling textbook Checkliste Parodontologie (in German, Thieme Publishing Stuttgart 2001, 2006, 2012; English ed. (2004) Periodontology - The Essentials) is out.

June 9, 2012

Professor of the year. Thanks kull 07!

June 11, 2011

On the occasion of the Annual Meeting of Scandinavian Society of Periodontology in Bergen/Norway, the paper "Multilevel modeling of gingival bleeding on probing during pregnancy" by M. Gürsoy, E. Könönen, U.K. Gürsoy, R. Pajukanta, T. Sorsa and H.P. Müller has been awarded the SScP Young Researcher Award 2011.

The discipline of Periodontology deals with the development, anatomy, structure, and function of the various soft and hard tissues of the periodontium in health and disease, i.e., gingiva, periodontal ligament, root cementum, and alveolar bone proper. It concerns diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the various diseases and conditions affecting the periodontal tissues. There are close relationships to oral microbiology and immunology, and community medicine. The impact of periodontal disease on non-oral diseases has to be considered as well. There are also close relationships to esthetic dentistry as well as implant dentistry.

Practical issues of Periodontology include treatment modalities for the different diseases and conditions of the periodontium, techniques, and instrumentation. Treatment of the periodontally diseased patient should be considered within the framework of comprehensive dental care.

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Last update May 22, 2013.