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Larry M. Wolford, DMD
Adjunct Clinical Professor
OMS Division

Office Phone: 214-828-9115
Faxline: 214-828-1714
E-mail: lwolford@swbell.net
Appointments: 214-828-9115
Physical Address: Sammons Tower, 3409 Worth Street, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75246

Primary Responsibilities

Provides Faculty supervision of OMS Residents during rotations for operating room experience with complicated cases.

Taylor Dr. Wolford has been on the Clinical Faculty at Baylor College of Dentistry since 1983, while conducting a private practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery on the adjacent Baylor University Medical Center campus. He has concurrently served as Director of an oral and maxillofacial surgery Fellowship program that is affiliated with both institutions since 1985.

Dr. Wolford's primary research interests include TMJ pathology, dentofacial and craniofacial deformities, cleft lip and palate repair, and microneurosurgery. He has co-authored or edited three oral and maxillofacial surgery textbooks, written 17 textbook chapters, and has published more than 120 professional articles and 84 scientific abstracts. He is known internationally for his research and work in orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, cleft lip and palate repair, craniofacial surgery, and microneurosurgery.

Dr. Wolford also is in high demand internationally as a speaker at both medical and dental organization meetings. Presently he has a number of funded clinical research projects underway in the areas of TMJ total joint prostheses, TM joint arthritis (in collaboration with institutions in Michigan and Massachusetts), and identification of genetic factors associated with TMJ pathology.

Educational Credentials

Predental Training:

University of Pittsburgh (BS, 1965)

Dental School:

Temple University School of Dentistry, 1965-1969 (DMD)

Residency:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas (Certificate)

OMS Fellowship:

University of Pittsburgh Cleft Palate Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Diplomat,

American Board of Oral and Maxillo- Facial Surgery, 1974

Licensure:

Texas

Hospital Affiliation:

Baylor University Medical Center

Academic Appointments

Texas A&M University System HSC, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology

Adjunct Clinical Professor, 1996 - Present

Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology

Adjunct Clinical Professor, 1987-1996

Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Professor 1983-1987

Principal Memberships

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Dental Association
Texas Dental Association
Northeast Texas Society of Oral and Maxillo facial Surgeons
American College of Dentists

Awards and Recognitions

William J. Gies Foundation Award for Major Con tributions to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1990
1st Annual William F. Harrigan Award for Major Contributions to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1982
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Advisory Committee, 1985-1991
Diploma of Honorary Merit, University of São Paulo, Hospital for Rehabilitation and Cleft Lip and Palate, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, 1995

Recent Professional Publications

Mehra P, Wolford LM, Hopkin J, Castro V, Freitas R : Stability of maxillary advancement using rigid fixation and porous-block hydroxyapatite grafting: cleft palate versus non-cleft patients. Int J Adult Orthod and Orthognath Surg, 16:193-199, 2001

Wolford LM, Karras SC, Mehra P: Considerations for orthognathic surgery during growth, Part 2: maxillary deformities. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop, 119:102-105, 2001

Wolford LM, Karras SC, Mehra P: Considerations for orthognathic surgery during growth, Part 1: mandibular deformities. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop, 119:95-101, 2001

Henry CH, Hughes CV, Gerard HC, Hudson AP, Wolford LM: Reactive arthritis: preliminary microbiologic analysis of the human temporomandibular joint. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 58:1137-1142, 2000

Ayers RA, Wolford LM, Bateman TA, Ferguson VL, Simske SJ : Quantification of bone ingrowth Into porous block hydroxyapatite in humans. J Biomed Mater Res, 47, 54-59, 1999

Wolford LM, Cardenas L: Idiopathic condylar resorption: diagnosis, treatment protocol, and outcomes. Am J Orthod Den- tofac Orthop, 116:667-676, 1999

Wolford LM: Temporomandibular Joint Devices: Treatment factors and outcomes. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Path, Oral Radiol, Endod 83:143-149, 1997

Wolford LM, Cottrell DA, Karras SC: Mitek mini-anchor in maxillofacial surgery, In Proceedings of SMST-94, The First International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, 1995 MIAS, Monterey, C.A., pp 477-482

Wolford LM, Cottrell DA, Henry CH: Sternoclavicular grafts for temporomandibular joint reconstruction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 52:119-128, 1994

Chemello PD, Wolford LM, Buschang MS: Occlusal plane alteration in orthognathic surgery-Part II: long-term stability of results. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop, 106:434-440, 1994

Wolford LM, Chemello PD, Hilliard F: Occlusal plane alteration in orthognathic surgery-Part I: effects on funtion and esthetics. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop, 106:304-316, 1994

(For publications prior to 1994, contact Dr. Wolford)