Leticia Chaves de Souza, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Houston

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Dr. Chaves de Souza earned her dental degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2004. She has a Master's degree in Endodontics and a PhD degree in Materials Science. She joined the UTHealth School of Dentistry as Assistant Professor in 2017. Her research focuses on the physical-chemical, mechanical and biological properties of endodontic materials and instruments, as well as on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying apical periodontitis. She has published several peer-reviewed manuscripts in Endodontics and one book chapter in endodontic filling materials.

Poster(s):

• (PR53) Dual-RNA Sequencing Technology Reveals Host-Pathogen Relationships in Apical Periodontitis