Dr. Mehmet Fuat Bozaba – Publications & Certificates

In brief: Dr. Dt. Mehmet Fuat Bozaba is a specialist in periodontology who completed his doctoral/specialty training at the Department of Periodontology, İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi (Istanbul Medipol University). He has two articles on periodontitis biomarkers published in Clinical Oral Investigations (2023, and 2026 as first author), as well as international congress presentations on gum recession and frenulum surgery. He has completed training in advanced implant surgery using the Khoury and Urban methods, botulinum toxin and dermal fillers, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

International publications

Article · 2026Diagnostic accuracy and smoking-driven modulation of salivary MMP-8, MMP-9, and HIF-1α in stage III grade B/C periodontitis: a cross-sectional studyBozaba MF, Atalay C, Kasnak G, Toygar H, Balcı N. Clinical Oral Investigations 2026;30:393. DOI: 10.1007/s00784-026-07056-7Salivary MMP-8, MMP-9 and HIF-1α levels were examined in 80 systemically healthy individuals (healthy smokers/non-smokers and Stage III Grade B/C periodontitis groups). Salivary MMP-8 showed high diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing periodontitis from health (AUC 0.855) and remained reliable in heavy smokers, in whom smoking suppresses bleeding on probing (AUC 0.831). HIF-1α levels were found to be independently suppressed by smoking. The results indicate that MMP-8 may be a helpful biomarker for periodontal diagnosis, especially in patients who smoke.

Article · 2023Salivary irisin level is higher and related with interleukin-6 in generalized periodontitisTurkmen E, Uzun EV, Bozaba F, Balci N, Toygar H. Clinical Oral Investigations 2023;27:3001–3008. DOI: 10.1007/s00784-023-04903-9The study showed that salivary irisin and IL-6 levels in patients with Stage III / Grade B periodontitis were significantly higher than in healthy individuals and were associated with periodontal parameters. It suggests that salivary irisin and IL-6 may be candidate biomarkers for periodontitis.

First page of the Clinical Oral Investigations 2026 article on salivary MMP-8, MMP-9 and HIF-1α, Bozaba MF — Clinical Oral Investigations, 2026 · first page

First page of the Clinical Oral Investigations 2023 article on salivary irisin and IL-6 — Clinical Oral Investigations, 2023 · first page

Congress presentations

Case report · 2021Modified Tunnel Technique Versus Coronally Advanced Flap With Connective Tissue Graft in the Treatment of Localized Miller Class 1 Gingival Recessions: A Case ReportBozaba MF, Türkmen E. 6th International Hippocrates Congress on Medical and Health Sciences. Original Turkish title: Lokalize Miller Sınıf 1 dişeti çekilmelerinin tedavisinde bağ dokusu grefti ile birlikte uygulanan koronale pozisyone flep ile modifiye tünel tekniğinin karşılaştırılması: bir vaka raporu.Related treatment: gum recession and periodontal plastic surgery.

Oral presentation · 2020Clinical evaluation of postoperative differences between laser and conventional methods in labial frenulum surgery: a reviewBozaba MF, Alkan B. IDU-DENT 2020, International Congress of the Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi (Izmir Democracy University), Full-Text Proceedings Book.A systematic review of clinical studies comparing laser and conventional frenectomy, published between 1975 and 2020 in the PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science and Scopus databases. Related treatment: oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Symposium speaker · 2014“Students Speak: Cancer” symposiumSpeaker on behalf of the Faculty of Dentistry in the sessions on cancerous and precancerous lesions of the oral cavity, at a symposium organised by students of the faculties of Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry at Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi (Near East University).

Training certificates

Implant surgery · 2022Advanced Surgical Techniques in Implantology (Khoury and Urban Methods) TrainingSahra Academy · Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Özel · 21–22 May 2022, Istanbul · Certificate No: 100599Related treatments: All-on-4, All-on-6, full-arch and same-day implants.

Medical aestheticsBotulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler CourseSahra Academy · Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuba Develi · 2–3 July, Istanbul · Certificate No: 100579Related pages: Botox in dentistry, aesthetic fillers.

Clinical research · 2020Advanced Good Clinical Practice (Ver 2.0)Klinik Araştırmalar Derneği (Clinical Research Association) · Prof. Dr. Hamdi Akan · 22.06.2020–10.07.2020 · Certificate No: 29705-2 · Training programme approved by T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı (Turkish Ministry of Health) (compliant with ICH E6 GCP R2). Verification: kaduzem.org

Clinical research · 2020Basic Good Clinical Practice (Ver 2.0)Klinik Araştırmalar Derneği (Clinical Research Association) · Prof. Dr. Hamdi Akan · 22.06.2020–10.07.2020 · Certificate No: 29705-1 · Training programme approved by T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı (Turkish Ministry of Health).

Scientific meetings attended

2022Perio Leaders Conference (1st Edition)Istanbul, April 2022 · Certificate of attendance for the programme on current medical research and clinical practice in periodontology.

201949th International Scientific Congress and 28th Scientific Symposium of the Türk Periodontoloji Derneği (Turkish Society of Periodontology)27–29 October 2019, Antalya · Certificate of attendance.

2019Dental XP Istanbul Conference8–9 July 2019, İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi (Istanbul Medipol University) · Certificate of attendance.

Certificates of achievement

COVID-19 pandemicCertificate of Achievement – T.C. Güngören Kaymakamlığı (Güngören District Governorship)Awarded under Article 122 of Civil Servants Law No. 657 for his successful and dedicated work during the COVID-19 outbreak, in addition to his duties at the Güngören Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Merkezi (Güngören Oral and Dental Health Centre).

COVID-19 pandemicCertificate of Achievement – T.C. İstanbul Valiliği (Istanbul Governorship)Awarded for his voluntary work at the Bağcılar İlçe Sağlık Müdürlüğü (Bağcılar District Health Directorate) during the pandemic.