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Shlomo Elbahary, DMD, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Endodontics

Contact

Building & Room:

302A

Address:

UIC College of Dentistry 801 S. Paulina St., IL 60612

Email:

elbahary@uic.edu

About

Dr. Shlomo Elbahary is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry, serving in the Endodontic Department. Dr. Elbahary earned his D.M.D. from Tel Aviv University, where he also completed a postgraduate program in endodontics. He later obtained his Ph.D. in radicular microbiology from the University of Amsterdam. With extensive experience in both clinical practice and academia, Dr. Elbahary specializes in endodontic treatments, with a particular focus on young patients, special needs patients, and severe trauma cases. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring students, fostering an environment of excellence and continuous learning in dental education. Dr. Elbahary has numerous publications and chapters in peer-reviewed journals and books and gave numerous presentations internationally.

 

Dr. Elbahary's scholarly interests include the study of radicular microbiology, bacterial biofilm invasion in dentinal tubules, and the evaluation of endodontic materials and techniques. His research bridges the gap between basic science and clinical practice, aiming to improve treatment outcomes and advance the field of endodontics.

Selected Publications

  1. Elbahary, S., Rosen, E., Haj-Yahya, S., Elias, M. G., Talmi, S., Tsesis, I., & Slutzky, H. (2023). The Effect of General Anesthesia on the Outcome of Root Canal Treatment in Pediatric Patients—A Retrospective Cohort Study. Children, 10(3), 520.‏
  2. Elbahary S, Aharonian S, Azem H, Peretz, B, Mostinski, O, Blumer S. Bacterial Colonization and Proliferation in Primary Molars following the Use of the Hall Technique: A Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Study. Children 2023, 10, 457.
  3. Elbahary S, Haj-yahya S, Koç C, Shemesh H, Rosen E, Tsesis I. Bacterial Colonization and Proliferation in Furcal Perforation Repaired by Different Materials: a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Study.  Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(8), 3403
  4. Elbahary S, Zafrir G, Flaisher-salem N, Azem H, Shemesh H, Rosen E, Tsesis I. Influence of Irrigation Protocol on Peroxide Penetration into Dentinal Tubules Following Internal Bleaching: a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Study. J Clin Pediatr Dent (2021) 45 (4): 253–258.
  5. Elbahary, S., Haj-yahya, S., Khawalid, M. et al. Effects of different irrigation protocols on dentin surfaces as revealed through quantitative 3D surface texture analysis. Sci Rep 10, 22073 (2020).
  6. Rosen, E., Elbahary, S*., Haj-Yahya, S., Jammal, L., Shemesh, H., & Tsesis, I. (2020). The Invasion of Bacterial Biofilms into the Dentinal Tubules of Extracted Teeth Retrofilled with Fluorescently Labeled Retrograde Filling Materials. Applied Sciences, 10(19), 6996.‏             * E. Rosen and S. Elbahary shared equal contribution
  7. Elbahary S, Bercovich R, Flaisher-Salem N, Peretz B, Azem H. Quantifying Coronal Primary Tooth Discoloration Caused by Different pulpotomy Materials. Clin Pediatr Dent. 2020;44(3):142-147.doi 10.17796/1053-4625-44.3.2.
  8. Elbahary S, Bercovich R, Abboud Azzam N, Haj-yahya S, Shemesh H, Tsesis I, Rosen E. The Effect of Pulpotomy Base Material on Bacterial Penetration and Proliferation for Pulpotomized Primary Molar Teeth; a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Study.  Clin Pediatr 2020;44(2):84-89. doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-44.2.3.
  9. Tsesis I, Elbahary S, Venezia NB, Rosen E. Bacterial colonization in the apical part of extracted human teeth following root-end resection and filling: a confocal laser scanning microscopy study. Clin Oral Investig. 2018;22(1):267-274
  10. Rosen E, Tsesis I, Elbahary S, Storzi N, Kolodkin-Gal I. Eradication of Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms on Human Dentin. Front Microbiol. 2016;7:2055. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.02055

Education

• Ph.D. in Radicular Microbiology, University of Amsterdam
• Postgraduate Program in Endodontics, Tel Aviv University
• Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.), Tel Aviv University
• Medical Science (B.Med.Sc), Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv

Research Currently in Progress

Dr. Elbahary is currently engaged in research on Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH), the effects of different irrigation protocols in endodontics using micro-CT, and various clinical outcome studies.