Address:
17-164 Moos Tower
515 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612) 625-5681

Fax: (612)626-2651

e-mail: wolff001@umn.edu

• EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• RESEARCH AREA AND INTERESTS
• RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Institution	Degree	Year	Field of Study
New York Univ, NY	Cert.	1980	Periodontology
University of Minnesota, MN	DDS	1978	Dentistry
Northwestern Univ, IL	PhD	1974	Microbiology
Mankato State Univ, MN	BA, MA	1970/71	Microbiology

Dr. Wolff's work is directed at both basic science and clinical research studies. With respect to basic science his interests involve the bacterial etiology of the periodontal diseases and also new diagnostic techniques to identify bacteria in plaque. From a clinical perspective, Dr. Wolff is currently pursuing studies surrounding antimicrobial therapy for treating periodontal disease. In addition, he is investigating the effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents in arresting the progression of periodontitis. Other areas of current clinical interest include smoking effects on periodontal disease and as a risk factor for progressive periodontitis, subgingival temperature as a diagnostic aid, sonic toothbrushes in reducing plaque and gingival inflammation around implants and radiographic methods to detect progressive periodontitis.

O'Brien, T., Wolff, L., Roszkowski, M. and Hargreaves, K. Tissue levels of PGE2, LTB4 and Pain after periodontal surgery. J Periodontol. 67:1307-1316, 1996.

Alpagot, T., Wolff, L., Smith, Q., Tran, S., Aeppli, D. and Hardie, N. Risk indicators for periodontal disease in a racially diverse urban population. J. Clin. Periodontology. 23:982-988, 1996.

Bourcy, B., Sakaguchi, R., Bereuter, J., Aeppli, D. and Wolff, L. Assessment of radiographic image processing methods in measuring bone loss. J. Dent. Res. 1996.

Kim, A., Wolff, L., Olin, P., Keenan, K., Hardie, N. and Bakdash, B. Sonic toothbrush efficacy in maintenance of dental implants: A prospective study. J. Dent. Res. 1996.

Paschalaides, H., Wolff, L., Smith, Q. and Keenan, K. Measurement of tumor necrosis factor in gingival crevicular fluid using the Delphi Technique. J Periodontol 65:986, 1995.

Alpagot, T., Tran, S.D., Smith, Q.T., Aeppli, D.M. and Hardie, N.A. and Wolff, L.F. Modeling the association between risk indicators and probing depth or attachment level. J Dent Res 74:128, 1995.

Koller, N.J., Wolff, L.F., Aeppli, D.S., Smith, Q.T. and Mathur, A. Subgingival temperature: Relation to gingival crevicular fluid enzymes and cytokines. J Dent Res 74:251, 1995.

Tran, S.D., Alpagot, T., Hardie, N.A., Aeppli, D., Smith, Q.T., Grayden, J.M., Self, K.D., and Wolff, L. F. Crevicular fluid enzymes and subgingival plaque bacteria in four racial groups. J Dent Res 74:252, 1995.

Wolff, L.F., Dahlen, G. and Aeppli, D. Bacteria as risk markers for periodontitis. Journal of Periodontology 64:498-510, 1994.

Tervonen, T., Oliver, R. C., Wolff, L.F., Bereuter, J., Anderson, L., Aeppli, D.M. Prevalence of periodontal pathogens in diabetic patients with special reference to control of diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 21:375-379, 1994.