Peter Rechmann, DMD, PhD
Professor
Preventive & Restor Dent Sci
School of Dentistry

Since 2001, he has been at the University of California at San Francisco, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, where he is a Professor in the Division of Prosthodontics. In addition, for 22 years he was the Director of the Clinical Sciences Research Group. He has been a leader in clinical research for more than 40 years through conducting clinical trials in several areas of dentistry comprising oral surgery, periodontology, and caries prevention. His clinical research for the last 22 years at UCSF has been in the field of caries preventive measures including the application of newly designed oral care products. Dr. Rechmann has also been involved in laboratory and clinical research dealing with lasers in dentistry for over 40 years holding multiple patents related to selective ablation of caries, calculus, and microbial plaque. At UCSF, he has been the Clinical PI in establishing safety and efficacy of specific short-pulsed CO2-9.6μm-laser irradiation in caries prevention in different clinical trials. Recently, Dr. Rechmann conducted a prospective, randomized, blinded, controlled clinical CAMBRA trial (Caries Management By Risk Assessment) in a newly established Practice Based Research Network. He established this network in cooperation with the California Dental Association Foundation. Up to 30 researcher dentists calibrated on the administration of a caries risk assessment and the treatment modalities recommended based on the caries risk assessment results (UCSF CAMBRA study), conducted a 2-year CAMBRA study in their dental offices. Dr. Rechmann served as President of the Academy of Laser in Dentistry in 2008, and as President of the American Academy of Cariology from 2020 to 2022. Dr. Rechmann was successfully funded by Industry Grants and has published over 170 papers and book chapters. Since 2023 Dr. Rechmann is Professor Emeritus.

• Demineralization Inhibition by High-Speed Scanning of 9.3 µm CO2 Single Laser Pulses Over Enamel.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2020 Badreddine AH, Couitt S, Donovan J, Cantor-Balan R, Kerbage C, Rechmann P
• Fissure caries inhibition with a CO2 9.3-μm short-pulsed laser-a randomized, single-blind, split-mouth controlled, 1-year clinical trial.
  Clinical oral investigations 2020 Rechmann P, Kubitz M, Chaffee BW, Rechmann BMT
• The effect of CO2 9.3 μm short-pulsed laser irradiation in enamel erosion reduction with and without fluoride applications-a randomized, controlled in vitro study.
  Lasers in medical science 2020 Silva CV, Mantilla TF, Engel Y, Tavares JP, Freitas PM, Rechmann P
• In vitro CO2 9.3-μm short-pulsed laser caries prevention-effects of a newly developed laser irradiation pattern.
  Lasers in medical science 2020 Rechmann P, Le CQ, Kinsel R, Kerbage C, Rechmann BMT
• Efficacy of an adenosine triphosphate meter for evaluating caries risk in clinical dental practice.
  Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 2019 Rechmann P, Chaffee BW, Rechmann BMT, Featherstone JDB
• Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA): An Update for Use in Clinical Practice for Patients Aged 6 Through Adult.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2019 John D.B. Featherstone, Pamela Alston, Benjamin W. Chaffee, Peter Rechmann
• Caries Management by Risk Assessment — Guidelines To Improve Caries Risk Level Assignments.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2019 Douglas A. Young, Susie P. Goolsby, Peter Rechmann
• Caries Management by Risk Assessment: Results from a Practice-Based Research Network Study.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2019 Rechmann P, Chaffee BW, Rechmann BMT, Featherstone JDB
• Integrating Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) and Prevention Strategies Into the Contemporary Dental Practice.
  Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995) 2018 Rechmann P, Kinsel R, Featherstone JDB
• Change of salivary fluoride level with intake of fluoride releasing lozenges: A pilot study.
  Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry 2018 Rechmann P, Rechmann BMT, Kinsel R, Featherstone JDB
• Changes in Caries Risk in a Practice-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Advances in dental research 2018 Rechmann P, Chaffee BW, Rechmann BMT, Featherstone JDB
• Calibration of dentists for Caries Management by Risk Assessment Research in a Practice Based Research Network - CAMBRA PBRN.
  BMC oral health 2018 Rechmann P, Jue B, Santo W, Rechmann BMT, Featherstone JDB
• MI Varnish and MI Paste Plus in a caries prevention and remineralization study: a randomized controlled trial.
  Clinical oral investigations 2018 Rechmann P, Bekmezian S, Rechmann BMT, Chaffee BW, Featherstone JDB
• Bond strength of etch-and-rinse and self-etch adhesive systems to enamel and dentin irradiated with a novel CO2 9.3 μm short-pulsed laser for dental restorative procedures.
  Lasers in medical science 2017 Rechmann P, Bartolome N, Kinsel R, Vaderhobli R, Rechmann BMT
• The Effect of Calibration on Caries Risk Assessment Performance by Students and Clinical Faculty.
  Journal of dental education 2017 Young DA, Alvear Fa B, Rogers N, Rechmann P
• AmF/NaF/SnCl2 solution reduces in situ enamel erosion - profilometry and cross-sectional nanoindentation analysis.
  Brazilian oral research 2017 Ramos-Oliveira TM, Silva CV, Nunes PM, Turssi CP, Rechmann P, Freitas PM
• Influence of irradiation by a novel CO2 9.3-μm short-pulsed laser on sealant bond strength.
  Lasers in medical science 2017 Rechmann P, Sherathiya K, Kinsel R, Vaderhobli R, Rechmann BMT
• Current Research and Future Dreams: The Second Generation of Hard Tissue Lasers.
  2017 Peter Rechmann
• The Effects of Faculty Calibration on Caries Risk Assessment and Quality Assurance.
  Journal of dental education 2016 Goolsby SP, Young DA, Chiang HK, Carrico CK, Jackson LV, Rechmann P
• Caries inhibition with a CO2 9.3 μm laser: An in vitro study.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2016 Rechmann P, Rechmann BM, Groves WH, Le CQ, Rapozo-Hilo ML, Kinsel R, Featherstone JD
• Approximal and occlusal carious lesions: Restorative treatment decisions by California dentists.
  Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 2016 Rechmann P, Doméjean S, Rechmann BM, Kinsel R, Featherstone JD
• The International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS™) An Example of a Caries Management Pathway.
  BMC oral health 2015 Ismail AI, Pitts NB, Tellez M, Authors of International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS), Banerjee A, Deery C, Douglas G, Eggertsson H, Ekstrand K, Ellwood R, Gomez J, Jablonski-…
• Performance of a light fluorescence device for the detection of microbial plaque and gingival inflammation.
  Clinical oral investigations 2015 Rechmann P, Liou SW, Rechmann BM, Featherstone JD
• Laser all-ceramic crown removal and pulpal temperature--a laboratory proof-of-principle study.
  Lasers in medical science 2015 Rechmann P, Buu NC, Rechmann BM, Finzen FC
• How do dental students determine patients' caries risk level using the Caries Management By Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) system?
  Journal of dental education 2015 Doméjean S, Léger S, Rechmann P, White JM, Featherstone JD
• Quality assurance study of caries risk assessment performance by clinical faculty members in a school of dentistry.
  Journal of dental education 2014 Rechmann P, Featherstone JD
• Laser all-ceramic crown removal-a laboratory proof-of-principle study-phase 1 material characteristics.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2014 Rechmann P, Buu NC, Rechmann BM, Le CQ, Finzen FC, Featherstone JD
• Laser all-ceramic crown removal-a laboratory proof-of-principle study-phase 2 crown debonding time.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2014 Rechmann P, Buu NC, Rechmann BM, Finzen FC
• Pulsed laser ablation of dental calculus in the near ultraviolet.
  Journal of biomedical optics 2014 Schoenly JE, Seka W, Rechmann P
• In-vivo occlusal caries prevention by pulsed CO2 -laser and fluoride varnish treatment--a clinical pilot study.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2013 Rechmann P, Charland DA, Rechmann BM, Le CQ, Featherstone JD
• Use of new minimum intervention dentistry technologies in caries management.
  Australian dental journal 2013 Tassery H, Levallois B, Terrer E, Manton DJ, Otsuki M, Koubi S, Gugnani N, Panayotov I, Jacquot B, Cuisinier F, Rechmann P
• Caries detection using light-based diagnostic tools.
  Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995) 2012 Rechmann P, Rechmann BM, Featherstone JD
• Near-UV laser treatment of extrinsic dental enamel stains.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2012 Schoenly JE, Seka W, Featherstone JD, Rechmann P
• Performance of laser fluorescence devices and visual examination for the detection of occlusal caries in permanent molars.
  Journal of biomedical optics 2012 Rechmann P, Charland D, Rechmann BM, Featherstone JD
• Er:YAG laser debonding of porcelain veneers.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2011 Morford CK, Buu NC, Rechmann BM, Finzen FC, Sharma AB, Rechmann P
• Gastroesophageal reflux is not associated with dental erosion in children.
  Gastroenterology 2011 Wild YK, Heyman MB, Vittinghoff E, Dalal DH, Wojcicki JM, Clark AL, Rechmann B, Rechmann P
• Caries inhibition in vital teeth using 9.6-μm CO2-laser irradiation.
  Journal of biomedical optics 2011 Rechmann P, Fried D, Le CQ, Nelson G, Rapozo-Hilo M, Rechmann BM, Featherstone JD
• Near-ultraviolet removal rates for subgingival dental calculus at different irradiation angles.
  Journal of biomedical optics 2011 Schoenly JE, Seka WD, Rechmann P
• Dietary Intake, Not Oral Hygiene, is Associated With Location of Dental Erosion in Children With Gastroesophageal Reflux.
  Gastroenterology 2011 Yvette K. Wild, Peter Rechmann, Eric Vittinghoff, Beate M. Rechmann, Melvin B. Heyman
• Investigation into the optimum beam shape and fluence for selective ablation of dental calculus at lambda = 400 nm.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2010 Schoenly JE, Seka W, Rechmann P
• Dental laser research: selective ablation of caries, calculus, and microbial plaque: from the idea to the first in vivo investigation.
  Dental clinics of North America 2004 Rechmann P
• Pulpal safety of 9.6 microm TEA CO2 laser used for caries prevention.
  Lasers in surgery and medicine 2004 Goodis HE, Fried D, Gansky S, Rechmann P, Featherstone JD
• Lasers in Periodontology Today and Tomorrow.
  Photonics and Lasers in Medicine 2001 Peter Rechmann, Thomas Hennig
• Ultramicroanalysis of dental plaque films by total reflection X-ray fluorescence.
  Journal of trace elements and electrolytes in health and disease 1994 von Bohlen A, Rechmann P, Tourmann JL, Klockenkämper R
• [Incidence of bacteremia following extractions--a double blind study on local disinfection using chlorhexidine].
  Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 1989 Rechmann P, Seewald M, Strassburg M, Naumann P
• [Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) of oral mucosa in a three-year-old German girl].
  Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 1988 Rechmann P, Florack M
• [Studies on analgesic prescription preferences of dentists and on the self-medication of dental patients].
  Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 1988 Rechmann P, Uphoff J, Strassburg M
• [Antibiotic therapy in dental practice].
  Zahnarztliche Mitteilungen 1987 Knolle G, Rechmann P, Strassburg M
• [Follow-up study of the periodontal and mucogingival situation after surgical exposure of canines].
  Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 1987 Rechmann P, Schreiner G, Herforth A
• [Follow-up results after conservative and surgical periodontal treatment in an unsupervised patient group].
  Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 1985 Rechmann P, Herforth A, Chatzigiannis S
• [Prescriptions written for antibiotics in dental practice].
  Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 1985 Mikulaschek P, Rechmann P, Strassburg M