Alireza Moshaverinia, a USC dental researcher, recently received the 2015 IADR Innovation in Oral Care Award for his groundbreaking research into the treatment of peri-implantitis, a common, destructive inflammatory complication in dental implant patients. As many as two in five implant patients experience peri-implantitis and related bone and tissue loss. Moshaverinia developed an injectable adhesive hydrogel which included mesenchymal stem cells and anti-inflammatory/antimicrobial properties.
