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Toothpaste Study

Recruitment Status: Opened

Do You Have Gingivitis?

Would you like to participate in a toothpaste study?  Are you between 18-64 years old?  6 months, 6 appointments.  Screening beginning in December 2006.  Subjects who qualify receive free parking and $200, at study completion, for their time and participation.

Dr. Leonard J. Litkowski, PI

For information, please call 410-706-0014.


UM IRB #H-28509

Root Canal Study

Recruitment Status: Opened

Do You Need Root Canal Treatment?

You may be eligible to participate in a study of root canal infections in patients who are not on antibiotics and need root canal treatment or re-treatment.  Eligible patients will receive root canal treatment by an endodontic specialist or postgraduate endodontic resident, follow-up evaluation for two years, and incremental monetary reimbursements, for a total of $300 by the end of the evaluation period.  After the root canal treatment,  patients will be referred back to their dentists for fillings or crowns on the tooth or teeth treated.

Dr. Ashraf Fouad, PI

For information, please call 410-706-7047.


UM IRB #H-26437

TMJ/TMD PAIN Management Research

Recruitment Status: Opened

University of Maryland Dental School & Johns Hopkins School of Medicine are seeking volunteers with temporomandibular joint disorder pain for a study comparing pain treatments. Participants will receive a comprehensive dental evaulation and treatment free of charge.

Must be 18 years old and older

For more information about clinical research in areas related to pain click on this link.


Dr. Edward Grace

For information, please call 410.614.3396.

IRB 11/7/02    1001407LK