Oral and Facial Neurophysiology:
Research focus: mechanisms of muscle and nerve control of mastication, mechanism of dysfunction and pain of the masticatory system, neural mechanism of bite-force control, mechanism and treatment of orofacial pain.
Oral Implantology:
Research focus: clinical application of dental implants, biomechanical considerations of implant prosthodontics.
Yang TC, Chen YC, Wang TM and Lin LD (2017). Influence of Implant Number and Location on Strain Around an Implant Combined with Force Transferred to the Palate in Maxillary Overdentures. International Journal of Prosthodontics 30: 286-288. (SCI)
Hou KL, Lin SK, Kok SH, Wang HW, Lai EHH, Hong CY, Yang H, Wang JS, Lin LD and Chang JZC (2017). Increased Expression of Glutaminase in Osteoblasts Promotes Macrophage Recruitment in Periapical Lesions. Journal of Endodontics 43: 602-608. (SCI)
Chang MC, Hung HP, Lin LD, Shyu YC, Wang TM, Lin HJ, Chan CP, Huang CC and Jeng JH (2015). Effect of interleukin-1 beta on ICAM-1 expression of dental pulp cells: role of PI3K/Akt, MEK/ERK, and cyclooxygenase. Clinical Oral Investigations 19: 117-126. (SCI)
Wang TM, Lee MS, Wang JS and Lin LD (2015). The Effect of Implant Design and Bone Quality on Insertion Torque, Resonance Frequency Analysis, and Insertion Energy During Implant Placement in Low or Low- to Medium-Density Bone. International Journal of Prosthodontics 28: 40-47. (SCI)
Lee JJ, Kok SH, Cheng SJ, Lin LD and Lin CP (2014). Needlestick and sharps injuries among dental healthcare workers at a university hospital. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 113: 227-233. (SCI)
Ho Y, Kok SH, Wang JS and Lin LD (2014). Translucent titanium coating altered the composition of focal adhesions and promoted migration of osteoblast-like MG-63 cells on glass. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 102: 1187-1201. (SCI)
Wang TM, Lin LD. (2013) A novel field barrier method for patients with an impaired glossopalatal seal. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. (in press) (SCI).
Sung TL, Yang JHC, Teii K, Teii S, Liu CM, Tseng WY, Lin LD, Ono S (2012). Wettability of Amorphous Diamond-Like Carbons Deposited on Si and PMMA in Pulse-Modulated Plasmas. Ieee Transactions on Plasma Science 40(7):1837-42. (SCI)
Ho Y, Kok SH, Wang JS, Lin LD (2012). Translucent Titanium Coating Facilitates Observation of Osteoblast Migration Behavior on a Titanium Surface. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants 27(2):278-87. (SCI)
Chang MC, Lin LD, Chang JZC, Huang CF, Chuang FH, Lee JJ, Jeng PY, Wang TM, Jeng JH (2012). Regulation of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Dental Pulp Cells by Interleukin-1 beta: The Role of Prostanoids. Journal of Endodontics 38(6):774-79. (SCI)
