Prof. Kehinde Adesola Umeizudike

Professor

Specialisation PERIODONTOLOGY

Selected Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge

Umeizudike KA, Nwhator SO, Olaoye OI, Ogundana AC, Räisänen IT, Fasanmade OA, Ogundana O, Ajie O, Sorsa T (2025). Effects of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy on Glycemic Control in Prediabetes and Diabetes Patients with Stage II–IV Periodontitis as Monitored by Active-Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 Levels. Biomedicines 13 (4):969.
Umeizudike KA, Alade GO, Ogundana AC (2025). Prevalence and pattern of labial frenal attachments in adult Nigerians - a pilot study. Nigerian Dental Journal 32 (3).
Umeizudike KA, Aji NRAS, Niskanen K, Rantala I, Sakellari D, Grigoriadis A, Pätilä T, Gupta S, Sorsa T, Räisänen IT (2024). Prediabetes Associates with Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 Activation and Contributes to the Rapid Destruction of Periodontal Tissues. European Journal of Dentistry doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788797. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39353614.
Olujitan M, Ayanbadejo PO, Umeizudike K, Oyapero A, Okunseri C, Butali A (2024). Periodontal diseases in Africa. Periodontology 2000 doi: 10.1111/prd.12617. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39494604.
Awotoye WO, Ayanbadejo P, Eliason S, Umeizudike K, Ogundana A, Su Dan, Krongbaramee T, Aladenika E, Alade A, Oladayo AM, Akinshipo A, Busch T, Adeyemo WL, Amendt BA, Butali A (2024). Aggressive Periodontitis: A Case Report with Exome Sequencing and Functional Characterization of Identified Variant. Nigerian Dental Journal 32 (2): 4-12.

Prof. Neale Weitzmann, Emory University School of Medicine and The Atlanta VA Medical Center.
Prof. Timo Sorsa, University of Helsinki, Finland
Prof. Luciana Shaddox, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry