About

CONSTANT C. CROHIN, DMD, MMSC.

PERIODONTIST (Gum Specialist)

Dr. Crohin received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California in Molecular Biology and then matriculated to the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD), and a Masters of Medical Sciences (MMSc.) degree.

He teaches periodontology and dental implant placement as a part-time clinical faculty member at Harvard University. He is an active member of several professional organizations including the Academy of Osseointegration , the Harvard Odontological Society and on the board of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Dr. Crohin provides various non-surgical and surgical approaches to treating gum disease, as well as implant placements, bone and gum graft replacements. He is a strong advocate of improving patients’ oral health and actively educates in areas such as proper oral hygiene, smoking cessation and the link between oral health and systemic health.

Publications:

• Diabetic Serum Inhibits Osteoblast Adhesion to Titanium Surface Through Advanced Glycation End Products: An In Vitro Study. Fiorellini JP, Sourvanos D, Crohin CC, Crohin M, Chang JJ, Mattos M, Ko KI.Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2020 May/Jun;35(3):551-559. doi: 10.11607/jomi.8114.PMID: 32406653

• Dental Implant Placement Simulator with Intra-Operative Position Verification, Crohin CC, Crohin M. Implant Realities, 2010

• Use of preexisting radiographs for assessing periodontal disease in epidemiologic studies. Pitiphat W, Crohin C, Williams P, Merchant AT, Douglass CW, Colditz GA, Joshipura KJ.J Public Health Dent. 2004 Fall;64(4):223-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02757.x.PMID: 15562945

• A five-year evaluation of implants placed in extraction sockets.

  Tsai ES, Crohin CC, Weber HP.J West Soc Periodontol Periodontal Abstr. 2000;48(2):37-47.PMID: 14702945

• Oral hygiene practices and periodontitis in health care professionals.

  Merchant A, Pitiphat W, Douglass CW, Crohin C, Joshipura K.J Periodontol. 2002 May;73(5):531-5. doi: 10.1902/jop.2002.73.5.531.PMID: 12027256

• A 5-year prospective clinical and radiographic study of non-submerged dental implants.

  Weber HP, Crohin CC, Fiorellini JP.Clin Oral Implants Res. 2000 Apr;11(2):144-53.PMID: 11168205 Clinical Trial.

• The effect of interleukin-11 on the progression of ligature-induced periodontal disease in the beagle dog.

  Martuscelli G, Fiorellini JP, Crohin CC, Howell TH.J Periodontol. 2000 Apr;71(4):573-8. doi: 10.1902/jop.2000.71.4.573.PMID: 10807121

• Intragenic mutation analysis of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in malignant human oral keratinocytes.

  Shintani S, Matsuo K, Crohin CC, McBride J, Tsuji T, Donoff RB, Posner M, Todd R, Wong DT.Cancer Res. 1999 Aug 15;59(16):4142-7.PMID: 10463620 

• Specific transforming growth factor-beta subtypes regulate embryonic mouse Meckel's cartilage and tooth development.

  Chai Y, Mah A, Crohin C, Groff S, Bringas P Jr, Le T, Santos V, Slavkin HC.Dev Biol. 1994 Mar;162(1):85-103. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1994.1069.PMID: 8125201

• EGF abrogation-induced fusilli-form dysmorphogenesis of Meckel's cartilage during embryonic mouse mandibular morphogenesis in vitro.Shum L, Sakakura Y, Bringas P Jr, Luo W, Snead ML, Mayo M, Crohin C, Millar S, Werb Z, Buckley S, et al.Development. 1993 Jul;118(3):903-17.PMID: 8076525