Overview

Accidental or sports-related injuries can damage the teeth and its related structure and may end up with losing a tooth totally or having one knocked out completely which will lead to more serious complications. The type, location, and severity of each injury may affect the course of treatment. Teeth has to be examined right away by a specially trained dentist. Adjacent teeth may occasionally sustain an additional, undetected harm that can only be found by a comprehensive examination.

The findings of our outcomes research, which take into account clinical, economic, and quality of treatment and post-treatment follow up outcomes, can help health care decision-makers choose the most suitable procedure or treatment, as well as how to enhance existing dental/medical interventions and treatments.

Publications

Endodontic Treatment of Two Calcified Mandibular Central Incisors: A Case Report
Cureus
01/2024

Evaluation of extracellular polymeric substances matrix volume, surface roughness and bacterial adhesion property of oral biofilm
Journal of Dental Sciences
Heng Li and He Liu and Lei Zhang and Ahmed Hieawy and Ya Shen
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.12.022
10/2023

Gingival phenotype determination: Cutoff values, relationship between gingival and alveolar crest bone thickness at different landmarks
Journal of Dental Sciences
Haiyan Zhao and Lei Zhang and Heng Li and Ahmed Hieawy and Ya Shen and He Liu
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2023.03.003
10/2023

Advances in nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers: A review
Bioactive Materials
Cheng Yu and Long Li and Shiwen Wang and Yuanhang Xu and Lu Wang and Yongbiao Huang and Ahmed Hieawy and He Liu and Jingzhi Ma
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.08.010
07/2023

Antimicrobial effects of agitational irrigation on single- and multispecies biofilms in dentin canals
Odontology
Al-Zuhair, H. and Su, Z. and Liu, H. and Wang, Z. and Haapasalo, M. and Hieawy, A. and Gao, Y. and Shen, Y.
DOI: 10.1007/s10266-022-00719-3
2023

A novel model to evaluate the fatigue resistance of NiTi instruments: Rotational and axial movement at body temperature
Australian Endodontic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/AEJ.12733
2023

Antimicrobial effects of agitational irrigation on single- and multispecies biofilms in dentin canals
Odontology
DOI: 10.1007/S10266-022-00719-3
2023

Efficacy of XP-endo instruments in removing 54 month-aged root canal filling material from mandibular molars
Journal of Dentistry
He Liu and Wendy Wing Man Lai and Ahmed Hieawy and Yuan Gao and Markus Haapasalo and Franklin R. Tay and Ya Shen
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2021.103734
09/2021

Micro-computed Tomographic Evaluation of the Quality of Root Canal Fillings in Mandibular Molars after Obturation for 54 Months.
Journal of endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.08.015
PubMed: 34492231
09/2021

Acute Vision Loss as an Ophthalmic Complication of Dental Procedures.
Seminars in ophthalmology
DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1890788
PubMed: 33641577
02/2021

Micro-computed Tomographic Evaluation of the Quality of Root Canal Fillings in Mandibular Molars after Obturation for 54 Months
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2021.08.015
2021

Efficacy of XP-endo instruments in removing 54 month-aged root canal filling material from mandibular molars
Journal of Dentistry
DOI: 10.1016/J.JDENT.2021.103734
2021

Effect of canal curvature location on the cyclic fatigue resistance of reciprocating files
Clinical Oral Investigations
DOI: 10.1007/S00784-020-03348-8
2021

Effect of Curvature Location on Fatigue Resistance of Five Nickel-titanium Files Determined at Body Temperature.
Journal of endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2020.06.041
PubMed: 32640265
07/2020

Effect of canal curvature location on the cyclic fatigue resistance of reciprocating files.
Clinical oral investigations
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-020-03348-8
PubMed: 32488488
06/2020

Effect of Curvature Location on Fatigue Resistance of Five Nickel-titanium Files Determined at Body Temperature
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2020.06.041
2020

Fatigue resistance of ProTaper gold exposed to high-concentration sodium hypochlorite in double curvature artificial canal.
Bioactive materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2019.07.003
PubMed: 31528756
09/2019

Fatigue resistance of ProTaper gold exposed to high-concentration sodium hypochlorite in double curvature artificial canal
Bioactive Materials
DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOACTMAT.2019.07.003
2019

Effect of Torsional and Fatigue Preloading on HyFlex EDM Files.
Journal of endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2017.12.002
PubMed: 29336884
01/2018

Effect of Torsional and Fatigue Preloading on HyFlex EDM Files
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2017.12.002
2018

Fatigue Resistance of a 3-dimensional Conforming Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instrument in Double Curvatures.
Journal of endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2016.02.012
PubMed: 27106719
04/2016

Physical properties and hydration behavior of a fast-setting bioceramic endodontic material.
BMC oral health
DOI: 10.1186/s12903-016-0184-1
PubMed: 26897651
02/2016

Physical properties and hydration behavior of a fast-setting bioceramic endodontic material
BMC Oral Health
DOI: 10.1186/S12903-016-0184-1
2016

WaveOne Rotary Instruments after Clinical Use
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2015.10.008
2016

Fatigue Resistance of a 3-dimensional Conforming Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instrument in Double Curvatures
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2016.02.012
2016

WaveOne Rotary Instruments after Clinical Use
Journal of Endodontics
Shen, Y. and Coil, J.M. and Mo, A.J. and Wang, Z. and Hieawy, A. and Yang, Y. and Haapasalo, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2015.10.008
2016

Cyclic fatigue of ProFile vortex and vortex blue nickel-titanium files in single and double curvatures
Journal of Endodontics
Duke, F. and Shen, Y. and Zhou, H. and Ruse, N.D. and Wang, Z.-J. and Hieawy, A. and Haapasalo, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2015.06.012
2015

Cyclic Fatigue of ProFile Vortex and Vortex Blue Nickel-Titanium Files in Single and Double Curvatures
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2015.06.012
2015

Phase Transformation Behavior and Resistance to Bending and Cyclic Fatigue of ProTaper Gold and ProTaper Universal Instruments
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2015.02.030
2015

Phase Transformation Behavior and Resistance to Bending and Cyclic Fatigue of ProTaper Gold and ProTaper Universal Instruments
Journal of Endodontics
Hieawy, A. and Haapasalo, M. and Zhou, H. and Wang, Z.-J. and Shen, Y.
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2015.02.030
2015

Luxation dental injuries: Review of treatment guidelines and endodontic considerations
Middle East Journal of Emergency Medicine
Hieawy, A.T. and Taher, D.K.
2006

Research

Current Projects
The outcome and prognostic factors affecting the success of traumatic injuries of permanent teeth

Complicated crown fracture in permanent dentition: Treatment outcome

Post traumatic root resorption: Prognostic prospective

Contemporary assessment and modulation of pulpal healing following dental trauma

Honours & Awards

2023 Recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of excellence in teaching

International Award in Dentistry: 2013, UBC/Canada

American Association of Endodontists Award: 2013, UBC/Canada

Graduate Endodontic Teaching Awards: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Undergraduate Endodontic Teaching Award: 2020, 2021, S 2022, W 2022, 2023S