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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 479 3949
Email
fiona.firth@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Oral Sciences
Qualifications
BDS DClinDent FRACDS MOrth RCSEd MRACDS(Ortho)
Research summary
Orthodontics, craniofacial biology, biology of tooth movement
Teaching
Orthodontics at postgraduate and undergraduate levels

Research

Dr Firth's research activities interests lie in the biology of tooth movement and craniofacial biology. She has a particular interest in the use of tissue culture models to investigate orthodontic movement.

Dr Firth was heavily involved with the development of a mechanical strain model for the assessment of periodontal ligament cell endoplasmic reticulum stress in three-dimensional culture. Her ongoing research is continuing to develop and expand tissue culture models for orthodontic tooth movement research.

Dr Firth is interested in a wide variety of other research areas, including clinical research, craniofacial growth and development and clinical genetics.

Publications

Wong, L., Firth, F., Fowler, P., Jack, H., Bennani, H., Noble Campbell, T., & Farella, M. (2024). Association of clinical, biomechanical, and psychosocial factors with smile dynamics in unilateral cleft lip:A multicenter observational study. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10556656241291649 Journal - Research Article

Kumar, Jr, R., Mohammed, H., Firth, F. A., Bennani, H., Halberstadt, J. B., & Farella, M. (2024). Smile dynamics: A comparative study of Fijians and NZ Europeans. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/joor.13699 Journal - Research Article

Hubbard, M., Crooks, M., Firth, F., Natarajan, A., Mackay, T., Misa, T., … Barwick, P. (2023). NZAO+D3G mini-symposium on molar hypomineralisation and chalky teeth. NZDA News, 213, 27-33. Retrieved from https://www.thed3group.org/uploads/images/news/NZDA-NEWS-Chalky-teeth-feature-2023.pdf Journal - Research Other

Pittar, N., Firth, F., Bennani, H., & Farella, M. (2023). The effect of passive clear aligners on masticatory muscle activity in adults with different levels of oral parafunction. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 50, 1409-1421. doi: 10.1111/joor.13575 Journal - Research Article

Wong, L., Farella, M., Firth, F., Fowler, P., & Jack, H. (2023, July). Cleft project: The search for a confident smile. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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