Steigman, Shulamit
Dept. of Orthodontics Hebrew University - Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine P. O. Box 12272 Jerusalem, Israel Telephone: +972-2-677-6184 Fax: 972-2-642-7613

Born 1932, Lwow (Poland)
D.M.D. 1959, Hebrew University
Lecturer 1971
Clinical Senior Lecturer 1979
Specialist in Orthodontics 1980
Clinical Associated Professor 1983
1984-1997 - 2 nd Head of the Department
Associated Professor 1987.
Emerita 1998.

Research Interests:

1. The effect of orthodontic loads on the structure and function of teeth and their surrounding tissues.
2. The effect of occlusal loads on the structure and function of periodontal ligament.
3. Fibroblast population in periodontal ligament.
4. Periodontal vascularity in normally functioning, hypofunctional and mechanically loaded teeth.

Recent Publications:

1. Michaeli Y, Shamir D, Weinreb M, Steigman S. (1994)
   The effect of loading on the migration of periodontal fibroblasts in the rat incisor.
   J Period Res., 29 :25 - 34.
2. Katzhendler E and Steigman S. (1999)
   Effect of repeated orthodontic treatment on the dental and periodontal tissues of the rat incisor.
   Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop.,116: 642 - 50.
3. Attal U, Blaushild N, Brin I, Steigman S. (2001)
   Histomorphometric study of the periodontal vasculature during and after experimental tipping of the rat incisor.
   Arch Oral Biology, 46 : 891 - 900.
4. Terespolski M S, Brin I, Harary D, Steigman S. (2002)
   The effect of functional occlusal forces on orthodontic tooth movement and tissue recovery in rats.
   Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop., 121: 620 - 8.