Assoc Prof Nascimento Gustavo G.

BDS, MPH, PhD

Principal Investigator

Profile

Gustavo is a dentist with a PhD in Oral Epidemiology. He has a solid basis in epidemiology, with a focus on causal inference from observational data. He has experience with birth cohort studies as well as large studies using nationally representative registries.

Since 2013, Gustavo has published 130 peer-reviewed articles, served as a reviewer for 65 international journals, collaborated with several universities across the world, and obtained more than SGD 1.5 million in grants in Brazil and Denmark.

He currently serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of Dental Research, BMC Medical Research Methodology, and Heliyon and as an associate editor for PLOS One, Scientific Reports, and Frontiers in Oral Health.

Gustavo's research focuses on different facets of periodontal epidemiology, which include methodological aspects of periodontal research and the relationship between periodontitis and systemic diseases. He is also interested in the role played by oral inflammation in the development of halitosis (bad breath) and the senses of smell and taste.

Education

PhD (Brazil, Australia) 2015
MPH (Brazil) 2012
BDS (Brazil) 2009

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Principal Investigator - National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore, 2022 - Present
Associate Professor - Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 2022 - Present
Visiting Professor - Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil, 2021 - Present
Associate Professor - Aarhus University, Denmark, 2019 - 2022
Postdoctoral research fellow - Aarhus University, Denmark, 2017 - 2019
Assistant Professor - Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, 2016 - 2017

Awards

International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Distinguished Scientist Young Investigator Award 2024
International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Centennial Emerging Leader Award 2020
Bagger-Sørensen Young Researcher Award, 2019
Outstanding PhD Thesis in Dentistry, Brazilian Ministry of Education, 2016
Young Researcher Award, IADR Brazilian Division, 2016

Research Interests

Periodontology
Halitosis
Oral Epidemiology
Dental Caries
Diet
Causal Inference

Publications and Research Trials

Effect of Smoking Exposure on Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: 1-Year Follow-up. Leite FRM, López R, Pajaniaye JB, Nascimento GG. J Dent Res. 2023 Mar;102(3):280-286.
Periodontitis Is Associated with Consumption of Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods: Findings from a Population-Based Study. Cassiano LS, Peres MA, Motta JVS, Demarco FF, Horta BL, Ribeiro CC, Nascimento GG. Nutrients. 2022 Sep 10;14(18):3735.
Chronic oral diseases burden: The confluence of caries and periodontitis throughout life. Costa SA, Ribeiro CCC, Leite FRM, Peres MA, Souza SFC, Nascimento GG. J Clin Periodontol. 2023;50(4):452-462.
Self-reported periodontitis association with impaired smell and taste: A multicenter survey. chertel Cassiano L, Ribeiro AP, Peres MA, Lopez R, Fjaeldstad A, Marchini L, Nascimento GG. Oral Dis. 2023;10.1111/odi.14601. doi:10.1111/odi.14601.
Self-reported oral conditions have a higher impact than clinical conditions on quality of life: findings from the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort. Nascimento GG, Goettems ML, Cassiano LS, Horta BL, Demarco FF. J Clin Periodontol. 2021 Sep;48(9):1200-1207.
The association between halitosis and oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Schertel Cassiano L, Abdullahi F, Leite FRM, López R, Peres MA, Nascimento GG. J Clin Periodontol. 2021 Nov;48(11):1458-1469.
Macrophage activity is associated with gingival inflammation: soluble CD163 in an experimental gingivitis study. Nascimento GG, Møller H, López R. Cytokine, Mar;127:154954, 2020.
Periodontitis phenotypes and clinical response patterns to non-surgical periodontal therapy: reflections on the new periodontitis classification. Nascimento GG, Dahlen G, López R, Baelum V. Eur J Oral Sci. 128(1):55-65, 2020.
Identification of inflammatory response patterns in experimental gingivitis studies. Nascimento GG, Danielsen B, Baelum V, López R. Eur J Oral Sci. 127: 33-39, 2019.
Metabolic syndrome and periodontitis: A structural equation modeling approach. Nascimento GG, Leite FRM, Peres KG, Correa MB, Demarco FF, Peres MA. J Periodontol. 90, 655-662, 2019.
Is there an association between depression and periodontitis? A birth cohort study. Nascimento GG, Gastal MT, Leite FRM, Quevedo LA, Peres KG, Peres MA, Horta BL, Barros FC, Demarco FF. J Clin Periodontol. 46: 31-39, 2019.
Diet-induced overweight and obesity and periodontitis risk: an application of the parametric g-formula in the 1982 Pelotas birth cohort. Nascimento GG, Peres MA, Mittinty MN, Peres KG, Do LG, Horta BL Gigante DP, Correa MB, Demarco FF. Am J Epidemiol. 185: 442-451, 2017.

Research Trials

Oral Inflammation, Halitosis, and Chemosensory Disorders: 2019 – Present
Oral Health in Birth Cohort Studies – A Global Consortium: 2022 – Present
Systemic Inflammatory Conditions and Periodontitis using national Danish registries: 2018 – Present
Clinical and immunological aspects of gingival inflammation development: 2017 – 2021
Oral Health in the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort: 2015 – 2018