Christiano Santos, DDS, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnosis & Oral Health - Radiology and Imaging Sciences
School of Dentistry, 501 S. Preston St., Room 149M • christiano.santos@louisville.edu
Education
- PhD in Dental Sciences - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2010
- MS in Dentistry - Federal University of Bahia, Brazil 2008
- DDS - School of Dentistry, Federal University of Bahia, 2004
Teaching Areas
Instructor - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
- Brazilian Association of Oral Radiology
Research Interests and Current Projects
Cone beam computed tomography
Imaging
Publications
Selected Journal Articles:- Poleti ML, Paes da Silva Ramos Fernandes LM, Oliveira-Santos C, Capelozza AL, Chinellato LE, Rubira-Bullen IR. Anatomical variation of the maxillary sinus in cone beam computed tomography. Case Rep Dent. 2014;2014:707261. doi: 10.1155/2014/707261. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24707410/
- Capel CP, da Motta RJG, Pauwels R, Gaêta-Araujo H, Oliveira-Santos C, Tirapelli C. Effect of metal artifact reduction level on the assessment of dental implant positioning by cone-beam computed tomography. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/dmfr/twae008
- Silva TP, Andrade-Bortoletto MFS, Ocampo TSC, Alencar-Palha C, Bornstein MM, Oliveira-Santos C, Oliveira ML. Performance of a commercially available Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) in describing radiolucent lesions in panoramic radiographs and establishing differential diagnoses. Clin Oral Invest 28, 204 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-05587-5
- Silva TP, Pinheiro MCR, Freitas DQ, Gaêta-Araujo H, Oliveira-Santos C. Assessment of accuracy and reproducibility of cephalometric identification performed by human examiners and two AI-driven tracing applications. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology (2024). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212440324000178
- Silva TP, Ocampo TSC, da Silva CDAP, Oliveira-Santos C, Takeshita WM, de Oliveira ML. ChatGPT: A tool for scientific writing or a threat to integrity? The British Journal of Radiology 0 0:0https://www.birpublications.org/doi/10.1259/bjr.20230430
- Dantas CE, Parise FJH, Bastos CP, Gaeta-Araujo H, Moreira ML, Neves FB, Pedrazzi V, Oliveira-Santos C, Tirapelli C. Retromolar canal diagnosed by cone beam computed tomography and its influence on inferior alveolar nerve block. Odovtos-Int J Dent Sc. 2023;25 (1):135-141. https://www.medigraphic.com/cgi-bin/new/resumen.cgi?IDARTICULO=109838
- Gaeta-Araujo H, Pinheiro MCR, Leite AF, de Faria Vasconcelos K, Jacobs R, Oliveira-Santos C. Radiographic perception of anatomical structures and bony changes in oncologic patients under antiresorptive therapy. Support Care Cancer 31, 149 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07613-w
- Ramage A, Gutierrez BL, Fischer K, Sekula M, Santaella GM, Scarfe WC, Brasil DM, Oliveira-Santos C. Filtered back projection vs. iterative reconstruction for CBCT: Effects on image noise and processing time. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (2023). https://www.birpublications.org/doi/abs/10.1259/dmfr.20230109.
- de Freitas BN, Mendonça LM, Cruvinel PB, Lacerda TJ, Leite FGJ, Oliveira-Santos C, Tirapelli C. Comparison of intraoral scanning and CBCT to generate digital and 3D-printed casts by Fused Deposition Modeling and Digital Light Processing. Journal of Dentistry, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104387
- Costa ED, Gaêta-Araujo H, Reis LO, Cascante-Sequeira D, Brasil DM, Oliveira-Santos C, Freitas DQ. Does the angulation between the maxillary central incisors and the nasopalatine canal differ among sagittal and vertical skeletal patterns? A CBCT study. International Orthodontics, 2022. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1761722722000365
- Gaeta-Araujo H, Oliveira-Santos N, Reis LO, Nascimento EHL, Oliveira-Santos C. Automatic exposure compensation of digital radiographic technologies does not affect alveolar bone level measurement. Oral Radiology (2022), accepted manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-022-00599-x
- Oliveira-Santos N, Gaeta-Araujo H, Ruiz DC, Nascimento EHL, Cral WG, Oliveira-Santos C, Groppo FC. The impact of digital filters on the diagnosis of simulated root resorptions in digital radiographic systems. Clinical Oral Investigations (2022), accepted manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-022-04438-5.
- Rodrigues CT, Jacobs R, Vasconcelos KF, Lambrechts P, Rubira-Bullen IRF, Gaêta-Araujo H, Oliveira-Santos C, Duarte MAH. Influence of CBCT-based volumetric distortion and beam hardening artefacts on the assessment of root canal filling quality in isthmus-containing molars. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2021; 50(5): 20200503. DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20200503.
- Mancini AXM, Santos MUC, Tirapelli C, Pauwels R, Oliveira-Santos C. Artefacts at different distances from titanium and zirconia implants in cone-beam computed tomography: effect of tube current and metal artefact reduction. Clinical Oral Investigations 2021; 25:5087-94. DOI: 10.1007/s00784-021-03821-y.
Mendonca LM, Gaêta-Araujo H, Cruvinel PB, Tosin IW, Azenha MR, Ferraz MP, Oliveira-Santos C, Tirapelli C. Can diagnostic changes caused by cone beam computed tomography alter the clinical decision in impacted lower third molar treatment plan? Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2021; 50(4): 20200412. DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20200412.
Cascante-Sequeira D, Gaêta-Araujo H, Peroni LV, Oliveira-Santos C, Haiter-Neto F. Development and validation of two new image receptor-holding devices for overlapping reduction of proximal surfaces in bitewing radiography: a preclinical study. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2021; 50(4): 20200449. DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20200449.
Wanderley VA, Nascimento EHL, Gaêta-Araujo H, Oliveira-Santos C, Freitas DQ, Oliveira ML. Combined Use of 2 Cone-beam Computed Tomography Scans in the Assessment of Vertical Root Fracture in Teeth with Intracanal Materials. Journal of Endodontics 2021; 47(7):1132-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.04.001.
Gaêta-Araujo H, Leite AF, Vasconcelos KF, Coropciuc R, Politis C, Jacobs R, Oliveira-Santos C. Why do some extraction sites develop medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw and others do not? A within-patient study assessing radiographic predictors. International Journal of Oral Implantology 2021; 14(1):87-98.
Gaêta-Araujo H, Moreira-Souza L, Asprino L, Oliveira-Santos C. Is peripheral cortication of intraosseous lesions accurately displayed on panoramic radiography? Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology 2020; 130(6):725-30.. DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.06.008.
Gaêta-Araujo H, Oliveira-Santos N, Mancini AXM, Oliveira ML, Oliveira-Santos C. Retrospective assessment of dental implant-related perforations of relevant anatomical structures and inadequate spacing between implants/teeth using cone-beam computed tomography. Clinical Oral Investigations 2020;24(9):3281-8. DOI: 10.1007/s00784-020-03205-8.
Gaêta-Araujo H, Silva MB, Tirapelli C, Freitas DQ, Oliveira-Santos C. Detection of the gubernacular canal and its attachment to the dental follicle may indicate an abnormal eruption status. The Angle Orthodontist (2019) 89 (5): 781–787. DOI: 10.2319/090518-651.1.
Oliveira-Santos C, Tirapelli C, Rodrigues CT, Domaneschi C, Monteiro SAC. Interactive audience response systems in oral and maxillofacial radiology undergraduate lectures. European Journal of Dental Education 2018;22(1):e63-9. DOI: 10.1111/EJE.12258.
Da Silva RJ, Valadares Souza CV, Souza GA, Ambrosano GMB, Freitas DQ, Sant’Ana E, Oliveira-Santos C. Changes in condylar volume and joint spaces after orthognathic surgery. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 2018;47(4):511-7 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.10.012.
Gaêta-Araujo H, Souza GQS, Freitas DQ, Oliveira-Santos C. Optimization of Tube Current in Cone-beam Computed Tomography for the Detection of Vertical Root Fractures with Different Intracanal Materials. Journal of Endodontics 2017;43(10):1668-73 DOI: 0.1016/j.joen.2017.04.003.
Brito ACR, Nejaim Y, Freitas DQ, Oliveira-Santos C. Panoramic radiographs underestimate extensions of the anterior loop and mandibular incisive canal. Imaging Science in Dentistry 2016;46(3):159-65. DOI: 10.5624/isd.2016.46.3.159.
Pauwels R, Seynaeve L, Henriques JCG, Oliveira-Santos C, Souza PC, Westphalen FH, Rubira-Bullen IRF, Ribeiro-Rotta RF, Rockenbach MIB, Haiter-Neto F, Pittayapat P, Bosmans H, Bogaerts R, Jacobs R. Optimization of dental CBCT exposures through mAs reduction. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2015; 44:20150108. DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20150108
Motta ACF, Macedo LD, Santos GG, Guerreiro CT, Ferrari T, Oliveira TFL, Santos PSS, Oliveira-Santos C, Ricz, HMA, Xavier SP, Iannetta O. Quantitative ultrasound at the hand phalanges in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. Brazilian Oral Research 2015; 29: 1-9. DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2015.vol29.0106
Oliveira-Santos C, Rubira-Bullen IR, Monteiro SA, León JE, Jacobs, R. Neurovascular anatomical variations in the anterior palate observed on CBCT images. Clinical Oral Implants Research 2013; 24(9):1044-8. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2012.02497.x.
Oliveira-Santos C, Souza PHC, Couto-Berti AS, Stinkens L, Moyaert K, Rubira-Bullen IRF, Jacobs R. Assessment of variations of the mandibular canal through cone beam computed tomography. Clinical Oral Investigations 2012; 16:387-93. DOI: 10.1007/s00784-011-0544-9.