Prof. Richard Palmer

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King's College London
Dental Institute
Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
Restorative Dentistry
Professor
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Mailing Address

King's College London Dental Institute
Restorative Dentistry
Floor 25 Guy's Hospital Tower
London Bridge
London, SE1 9RT
United Kingdom

Contact Information

Phone: (207) 188-4940
Fax: (207) 188-1583
richard.m.palmer@kcl.ac.uk

Qualifications

FDS RCS, Edinburgh, 1997.
Ph.D., University of London, 1984.
F.D.S., Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1979.
B.D.S., University of London, 1975.

Expertise and Research Interests

Osseointegrated implants
Bone augmentation for osseointegrated implants
Simplified treatment approaches for the edentulous patient
Effect of tobacco smoking on implant failure
Clinical trials of osseointegrated implants
Periodontology
Effect of tobacco smoking on oral health
Pathogenesis of human periodontitis
Juvenile periodontitis - aetiology and treatment
Comparison of treatment modalities in periodontics

Other Expertise

Head of Restorative Dentistry
Course Co-ordinator MSc Implant Dentistry
Programme Director Specialist Training in Periodontics
Chair Postgraduate Board of Examiners in Dentistry
President British Society of Periodontology 2003/2004

Industrial Relevance

Clinical trials of Dental Implants and Periodontal therapies

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Dentistry, Pathogenesis, Periodontal Diseases, Periodontics, Tobacco.

Additional Terms:

Clinical Trials, Dental Implants, Periodontal Ligament, Periodontal Regeneration, Periodontitis, Tobacco Smoking.

Memberships

Association of Dental Implantology
British Society of Periodontology
European Association of Osseointegration
International Association for Dental Research

Honors and Awards

1986, Colgate Prize, Colgate Palmolive, Development of the Periodontal Ligament
1986, Colyer Prize, Royal Society of Medicine, Salivary gland disease

Previous Positions

1978-1985, Lecturer, Royal Dental Hospital, London

Funding Received

  • Astra Tech AB: An open prospective randomized multi-center study comparing Osseospeed implant 6mm with Osseospeed 11mm in the posterior maxilla and mandible, 2008 to 2013.
  • Astra Tech: Cantilever bridges on single implants, £80,000, 2005 to 2008.
  • Astra Tech AB: Tooth and implant supported bridges, £30,800, 1999 to 2003.
  • Nobel Biocare: Simplified approach to implant supported overdentures, £20,000, 1997 to 2000.
  • Wellcome Trust: The anti-inflammatory effects of tobacco smoking in periodontitis - the role of soluble adhesion molecules and neutrophil function, £155,000, 1997 to 2000.
  • South Thames Research and Development Scheme: A controlled clinical evaluation of metronidazole in the treatment, £33,500, 1995 to 1997.
  • Astra Tech AB: Single tooth implants - A 3 year clinical study, £20,000, 1992 to 1995.
  • Nobel Biocare: Guided bone regeneration, £30,000, 1992 to 1995.
  • Wellcome Trust: 'An immunocytochemical investigation of guided tissue regeneration using Teflon membranes, £22,000, 1990 to 1992.
  • Medical Research Council (MRC) - United Kingdom: Development of the Periodontium: Identification of embryonic mouse cell lineages in Mus musculus - Mus caroli chimeras, £58,000, 1987 to 1990.

Publications

  • Martinelli E, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Newton JT (Nov 2008) Smoking behaviour and attitudes to periodontal health and quit smoking in patients with periodontal disease., Journal of clinical periodontology, 35 (11), 944-54 Abstract
  • Palmer RM, Cortellini P (Sep 2008) Periodontal tissue engineering and regeneration: Consensus Report of the Sixth European Workshop on Periodontology., Journal of clinical periodontology, 35 (8 Suppl), 83-6 Abstract
  • Palmer RM, Palmer PJ, Baker P (Mar 2008) Immediate and early replacement implants and restorations., SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging, 63 (2), 074-9 Abstract
  • Xu M, Scott JE, Liu KZ, Bishop HR, Renaud DE, Palmer RM, Soussi-Gounni A, Scott DA (2008) The influence of nicotine on granulocytic differentiation - inhibition of the oxidative burst and bacterial killing and increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 release., BMC cell biology, 9, 19 Abstract
  • Vartoukian SR, Palmer RM, Wade WG (2008) The division "Synergistes"., Anaerobe, 13 (3-4), 99-106 Abstract
  • Louw JD, Smith BJ, McDonald F, Palmer RM (Dec 2007) The management of developmentally absent maxillary lateral incisors--a survey of orthodontists in the UK., British dental journal, 203 (11), E25; discussion 654- Abstract
  • Warburton PJ, Palmer RM, Munson MA, Wade WG (Nov 2007) Demonstration of in vivo transfer of doxycycline resistance mediated by a novel transposon., The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 60 (5), 973-80 Abstract
  • Drage NA, Palmer RM, Blake G, Wilson R, Crane F, Fogelman I (Aug 2007) A comparison of bone mineral density in the spine, hip and jaws of edentulous subjects., Clinical oral implants research, 18 (4), 496-500 Abstract
  • Dalia D, Palmer RM, Wilson RF (May 2007) Management of smoking patients by specialist periodontists and hygienists in the United Kingdom., Journal of clinical periodontology, 34 (5), 416-22 Abstract
  • Chopra V, Smith BJ, Preiskel HW, Palmer RM, Curtis R (Mar 2007) Breakaway forces of flat and domed surfaced Magfit implant magnet attachments., The European journal of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry, 15 (1), 7-12 Abstract
  • Palmer RM, Farkondeh N (2007) Astra Tech single-tooth implants: an audit of patient satisfaction and soft tissue form., Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 34, 633-638
  • Palmer RM (Aug 2005) Should quit smoking interventions be the first part of initial periodontal therapy?, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 32 (8), 867-8
  • Palmer RM, Howe LC, Palmer PJ (Jun 2005) A prospective 3-year study of fixed bridges linking Astra Tech ST implants to natural teeth, 16 (3), 302-7
  • Razali M, Palmer RM, Coward P, Wilson RF (Apr 2005) A retrospective study of periodontal disease severity in smokers and non-smokers., 198 (8), 495-8; discussion 48
  • Palmer RM (Mar 2005) Implant failure is higher in grafted edentulous maxillae., The journal of evidence-based dental practice, 5 (1), 16-8 Abstract
  • Scott DA, Poston RN, Wilson RF, Coward PY, Palmer RM (Mar 2005) The influence of vitamin C on systemic markers of endothelial and inflammatory cell activation in smokers and non-smokers., 54 (3), 138-44
  • Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Hasan AS, Scott DA (2005) Mechanisms of action of environmental factors--tobacco smoking., 32 Suppl 6, 180-95
  • Vartoukian SR, Palmer RM, Wilson RF (Oct 2004) Evaluation of a New Periodontal Probe Tip Design. a Clinical and in Vitro Study, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 31 (10), 918-25
  • Razali M, Palmer RM, Coward P, Wislon RF (Apr 2004) A Retrospective Study of Periodontal Disease Severity in Smokers and Non-smokers, British Dental Journal, 198, 495-498
  • Soo S, Garriga-Majo D, Palmer RM, Curtis RV, The Longitudinal Accuracy of Fit of Titanium Implant Superstructures Superplastically Formed on Investment Models, Dental Materials : Official Publication of the Academy of Dental Materials, 20(3), 269-76, Mar 2004
  • Nair P, Sutherland G, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Scott DA (May 2003) Gingival bleeding on probing increases after quitting smoking, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 30 (5), 435-7
  • Burns J, Palmer R, Howe L, Wilson R (March 2003) Accuracy of open tray implant impressions: an in vitro comparison of stock versus custom trays, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 89 (3), 250-5
  • Palmer RM, Palmer PJ, Newton JT, Dealing With Esthetic Demands in the Anterior Maxilla, Periodontology 2000, 33, 105-18, 2003
  • Spyrou P, Papaioannou S, Hampson G, Brady K, Palmer RM, McDonald F, Cytokine release by osteoblast-like cells cultured on implant discs of varying alloy compositions, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 13(6), 623-30, December 2002
  • Scott DA, von Ahsen N, Palmer RM, Wilson RF (December 2002) Analysis of two common alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency alleles (PI*Z and PI*S) in subjects with periodontitis, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 29 (12), 1118-21
  • Palmer RM, Stapleton JA, Sutherland G, Coward PY, Wilson RF, Scott DA (November 2002) Effect of nicotine replacement and quitting smoking on circulating adhesion molecule profiles (sICAM-1, sCD44v5, sCD44v6), European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 32 (11), 852-7
  • Fenlon MR, Palmer RM, Palmer P, Newton JT, Sherriff M, A prospective study of single stage surgery for implant supported overdentures, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 13(4), 365-70, Aug 2002
  • Rezavandi K, Palmer RM, Odell EW, Scott DA, Wilson RF (January 2002) Expression of ICAM-1 and E-selectin in gingival tissues of smokers and non-smokers with periodontitis, Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine : Official Publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology, 31 (1), 59-64
  • Lindhe J, Palmer R (2002) Group C summary, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 29 Suppl 3, 160-2
  • Palmer RM, Scott DA, Wilson RF (September 2001) Tobacco smoking with periodontal disease, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 28 (9), 895
  • Scott DA, Palmer RM, Stapleton JA (August 2001) Validation of smoking status in clinical research into inflammatory periodontal disease, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 28 (8), 715-22
  • Biddle AJ, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Watts TL (August 2001) Comparison of the validity of periodontal probing measurements in smokers and non-smokers, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 28 (8), 806-12
  • Fraser HS, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Coward PY, Scott DA (July 2001) Elevated systemic concentrations of soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM) are not reflected in the gingival crevicular fluid of smokers with periodontitis, Journal of Dental Research, 80 (7), 1643-7
  • Scott DA, Palmer RM, Stapleton JA, Dose-years as an improved index of cumulative tobacco smoke exposure, Medical Hypotheses, 56(6), 735-6, June 2001
  • Soo S, Palmer R, Curtis RV, Measurement of the setting and thermal expansion of dental investments used for the superplastic forming of dental implant superstructures, Dental Materials : Official Publication of the Academy of Dental Materials., 17(3), 247-52, May 2001
  • Palmer RM (February 2001) Long term periodontal problems--the chemotherapeutic aspect, British Dental Journal, 190 (4), 218
  • Khaira N, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Scott DA, Wade WG, Production of volatile sulphur compounds in diseased periodontal pockets is significantly increased in smokers, Oral Diseases, 6(6), 371-5, November 2000
  • Scott DA, Stapleton JA, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Sutherland G, Coward PY, Gustavsson G, Odell EW, Poston RN, Plasma concentrations of reputed tumor-associated soluble CD44 isoforms (v5 and v6) in smokers are dose related and decline on smoking cessation, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology., 9(11), 1211-4, November 2000
  • Crook MA, Scott DA, Stapleton JA, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Sutherland G (October 2000) Circulating concentrations of C-reactive protein and total sialic acid in tobacco smokers remain unchanged following one year of validated smoking cessation, European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 30 (10), 861-5
  • Scott DA, Stapleton JA, Wilson RF, Sutherland G, Palmer RM, Coward PY, Gustavsson G, Dramatic decline in circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1 concentration on quitting tobacco smoking, Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases, 26(3), 255-8, June 2000
  • Palmer RM, Palmer PJ, Smith BJ, A 5-year prospective study of Astra single tooth implants, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 11(2), 179-82, April 2000
  • Meekin TN, Wilson RF, Scott DA, Ide M, Palmer RM (April 2000) Laser Doppler flowmeter measurement of relative gingival and forehead skin blood flow in light and heavy smokers during and after smoking, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 27 (4), 236-42
  • Puchades-Roman L, Palmer RM, Palmer PJ, Howe LC, Ide M, Wilson RF, A clinical, radiographic, and microbiologic comparison of Astra Tech and Branemark single tooth implants, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, 2(2), 78-84, 2000
  • Palmer R, Palmer P, Howe L (December 1999) Complications and maintenance, British Dental Journal, 187 (12), 653-8
  • Palmer R, Palmer P, Floyd P (October 1999) Basic implant surgery, British Dental Journal, 187 (8), 415-21
  • Floyd P, Palmer P, Palmer R (October 1999) Radiographic techniques, British Dental Journal, 187 (7), 359-65
  • Palmer RM, Scott DA, Meekin TN, Poston RN, Odell EW, Wilson RF (October 1999) Potential mechanisms of susceptibility to periodontitis in tobacco smokers, Journal of Periodontal Research, 34 (7), 363-9
  • Palmer R, Howe L (September 1999) Dental implants. 3. Assessment of the dentition and treatment options for the replacement of missing teeth, British Dental Journal, 187 (5), 247-55
  • Floyd P, Palmer R, Barrett V (September 1999) Dental implants. 4. Treatment planning for implant restorations, British Dental Journal, 187 (6), 297-305
  • Palmer R (August 1999) Teeth and implants, British Dental Journal, 187 (4), 183-8
  • Palmer R (August 1999) Introduction to dental implants, British Dental Journal, 187 (3), 127-32
  • Palmer RM, Matthews JP, Wilson RF (March 1999) Non-surgical periodontal treatment with and without adjunctive metronidazole in smokers and non-smokers, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 26 (3), 158-63
  • Palmer RM, Smith BJ, Palmer PJ, Floyd PD, Johannson CB, Albrektsson T, Effect of loading on bone regenerated at implant dehiscence sites in humans, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 9(5), 283-91, October 1998
  • Palmer RM, Matthews JP, Wilson RF (June 1998) Adjunctive systemic and locally delivered metronidazole in the treatment of periodontitis: a controlled clinical study, British Dental Journal, 184 (11), 548-52
  • Carlile MJ, Harrison VT, Lumsden AG, Palmer RM, Development and cell fate in interspecific (Mus musculus/Mus caroli) orthotopic transplants of mouse molar tooth germs detected by in situ hybridization, Archives of Oral Biology, 43(5), 395-406, May 1998
  • Development and cell fate in interspecific orthotopic transplants of mouse molar tooth germs detected by in-situ hybridisation, Archives of Oral Biology, 43, 395-406, 1998
  • Effect of loading on bone regenerated at implant dehiscence sites in humans, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 9, 283-291, 1998
  • Palmer RM, Palmer PJ, Implant placement: surgical techniques and considerations, Dental Update, 24(7), 288-94, September 1997
  • Palmer RM, Smith BJ, Palmer PJ, Floyd PD, A prospective study of Astra single tooth implants, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 8(3), 173-9, June 1997
  • Newton JT, Palmer RM (May 1997) The role of the dental team in the promotion of smoking cessation, British Dental Journal, 182 (9), 353-5
  • Palmer RM, Periodontal treatment: non-surgical or surgical?, Dental Update, 24(3), III-VII, April 1997
  • Palmer R, Watson R (April 1997) An index of implant treatment need, British Dental Journal, 182 (8), 291
  • Graca MA, Watts TL, Wilson RF, Palmer RM (April 1997) A Randomized Controlled Trial of a 2% Minocycline Gel As An Adjunct to Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment, Using a Design With Multiple Matching Criteria, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 24 (4), 249-53
  • Pritlove-Carson S, Charlesworth S, Morgan PR, Palmer RM, Cytokeratin phenotypes at the dento-gingival junction in relative health and inflammation, in smokers and nonsmokers, Oral Diseases, 3(1), 19-24, March 1997
  • Koundouros E, Odell E, Coward P, Wilson R, Palmer RM (November 1996) Soluble adhesion molecules in serum of smokers and non-smokers, with and without periodontitis, Journal of Periodontal Research, 31 (8), 596-9
  • Palmer RM, Watts TL, Wilson RF (July 1996) A double-blind trial of tetracycline in the management of early onset periodontitis, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 23 (7), 670-4
  • Lubbock MJ, Harrison VT, Lumsden AG, Palmer RM, Development and cell fate in interspecific (Mus musculus/Mus caroli) intraocular transplants of mouse molar tooth-germ tissues detected by in situ hybridization, Archives of Oral Biology, 41(1), 77-84, January 1996
  • Palmer RM, Lubbock MJ, The soft connective tissues of the gingiva and periodontal ligament: are they unique?, Oral Diseases, 1(4), 230-7, December 1995
  • Pritlove-Carson S, Palmer RM, Floyd PD (November 1995) Evaluation of guided tissue regeneration in the treatment of paired periodontal defects, British Dental Journal, 179 (10), 388-94
  • Alavi AL, Palmer RM, Odell EW, Coward PY, Wilson RF, Elastase in gingival crevicular fluid from smokers and non-smokers with chronic inflammatory periodontal disease, Oral Diseases, 1(3), 110-4, September 1995
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD (June 1995) Periodontology: a clinical approach. 7. Integrated treatment planning, British Dental Journal, 178 (11), 423-8
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD (May 1995) Periodontology: a clinical approach. 6. Reconstructive periodontal treatment, British Dental Journal, 178 (10), 379-83
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD (May 1995) Periodontology: a clinical approach. 5. Treatment of multi-rooted teeth, British Dental Journal, 178 (9), 345-9
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD (April 1995) Periodontology: a clinical approach. 4. Periodontal surgery, British Dental Journal, 178 (8), 301-6
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD (April 1995) Periodontology: a clinical approach. 3. Non-surgical treatment and maintenance, British Dental Journal, 178 (7), 263-8
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD (March 1995) Periodontology: a clinical approach. 1. Periodontal examination and screening, British Dental Journal, 178 (5), 185-9
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD (March 1995) Periodontology: a clinical approach. 2. Periodontal diagnosis and prognosis, British Dental Journal, 178 (6), 225-7
  • Palmer RM, Floyd PD, Palmer PJ, Smith BJ, Johansson CB, Albrektsson T, Healing of implant dehiscence defects with and without expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membranes: a controlled clinical and histological study, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 5(2), 98-104, June 1994
  • Pritlove-Carson S, Palmer RM, Floyd PD, Morgan PM (February 1994) Immunohistochemical analysis of tissues regenerated from within periodontal defects treated with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membranes, Journal of Periodontology, 65 (2), 134-8
  • Pritlove-Carson S, Palmer RM, Morgan PR, Floyd PD (December 1992) Immunohistochemical analysis of cells attached to teflon membranes following guided tissue regeneration, Journal of Periodontology, 63 (12), 969-73
  • Palmer RM, Pritlove-Carson S, Guided tissue regeneration--why, when and how?, Dental Update, 19(5), 188-90, 192-4, June 1992
  • Howe LC, Palmer RM, Periodontal and restorative treatment in a patient with familial gingival fibromatosis: a case report, Quintessence International, 22(11), 871-2, November 1991
  • McCarthy R, Palmer RM, Ridge recontouring and crown lengthening prior to bridge placement, Restorative Dentistry, 7(2), 40-2, May 1991
  • Palmer R, Carr T, Adinolfi M (August 1990) Expression of complement receptors CR1 and CR3 in patients with juvenile periodontitis, Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, 32 (4), 185-8
  • Palmer RM, Free gingival graft for improvement of aesthetics, Restorative Dentistry, 6(2), 8-10, May 1990
  • Taggart JA, Palmer RM, Wilson RF (January 1990) A clinical and microbiological comparison of the effects of water and 0.02% chlorhexidine as coolants during ultrasonic scaling and root planing, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 17 (1), 32-7
  • Baranowska HI, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, A comparison of antibody levels to Bacteroides gingivalis in serum and crevicular fluid from patients with untreated periodontitis, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 4(3), 173-5, September 1989
  • Palmer RM (April 1988) Tobacco smoking and oral health, British Dental Journal, 164 (8), 258-60
  • Strand P, Palmer RM, Wilson RF, Sampling of subgingival plaque: a comparison of two methods using darkfield microscopy, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 2(3), 142-4, September 1987
  • Palmer RM, Eveson JW, Chronic sialadenitis. An immunocytochemical study in humans, Virchows Archives A, Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology, 412(1), 73-8, 1987
  • Palmer RM, Lumsden AG, Development of periodontal ligament and alveolar bone in homografted recombinations of enamel organs and papillary, pulpal and follicular mesenchyme in the mouse, Archives of Oral Biology, 32(4), 281-9, 1987
  • Palmer RM, Eveson JW (December 1986) Ultrastructural quantitation of myoepithelial cells in normal human major and minor salivary glands, Journal De Biologie Buccale, 14 (4), 281-6
  • Watts T, Palmer R, Floyd P (November 1986) Metronidazole: a double-blind trial in untreated human periodontal disease, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 13 (10), 939-43
  • Palmer RM, Eveson JW, Gusterson BA, Epimyoepithelial' islands in lymphoepithelial lesions. An immunocytochemical study, Virchows Archives A, Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology, 408(6), 603-9, 1986
  • Palmer RM, Lucas RB, Langdon JD, Ultrastructural analysis of salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma, with particular reference to myoepithelial cells, Histopathology, 9(10), 1061-76, October 1985
  • Palmer RM, Lucas RB, Knight J, Gusterson B (July 1985) Immunocytochemical identification of cell types in pleomorphic adenoma, with particular reference to myoepithelial cells, Journal of Pathology, 146 (3), 213-20
  • Palmer RM, Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma: an immunocytochemical study, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology, 59(5), 511-5, May 1985
  • Palmer RM (November 1984) Acute lateral periodontal abscess, British Dental Journal, 157 (9), 311-2
  • Palmer RM, Eveson JW, Plasma-cell gingivitis, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology, 51(2), 187-9, February 1981
  • Development of periodental ligament and alveolar bone in homografted mouse tissue recombinations of enamel organs and papillary, pulpal and follicular mesenchyme, Arch Oral Biol, 1987, 32, 281-289, (with A G S Lumsden)
  • Sampling of subgingival plaque: a comparison of two methods using darkfield microscopy, Oral Microbiol Immunol, 1987, 2, 142-144
  • Acomparison of antibody levels to Bacteroides gingivalis in serum and crevicular fluid from patients with untreated periodontitis, Oral Microbiol Immunol, 1989, 4, 173-175, (with H I Baranowska and R F Wilson)

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