COSA decided the winners of the Milo Hellman Research Award, the Harry Sicher Research Award and the Thomas M. Graber Awards of Special Merit at its January 2012 meeting. The winners will present their research at the 2012 AAO Annual Session. The winners are:

Milo Hellman Research Award

Saturday, May 5,  8:10 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Temporomandibular IGF-1 Injections Enhance Mandibular Growth and Condylar Bone Deposition in Male Adolescent Sprague Dawley Rats

Ashwini Joshi, MDS, DDS, MS

University of Michigan

Harry Sicher Research Award

Saturday, May 5  9:15 a.m.-9:35 a.m.

The Effectiveness of MI Paste Plus™ and Prevident® Fluoride Varnish for Treatment of White Spot Lesions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Brienne Roloff-Chiang, DDS, MSD

University of Washington

Thomas M. Graber Awards of Special Merit

Saturday May 5,  1:15 p.m.-1:35 p.m.

Effect of Maxillary Incisor Retraction on the Labial and Palatal Alveolar Bone: A Case-Control Study Using CBCT

Jessica R. Lynch, DMD, MDS

University of Connecticut

Sunday, May 6,  8:35 a.m.-8:55 a.m.

Compound Topical Versus Injection in Perception of Pain during Miniscrew Implant Placement: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Jordan Lamberton, DDS, MSD

University of Colorado

Monday May 7,  8:10 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A: Effects on Bite Force, Masticatory Function and Incisor Eruption in Rabbits

Alfonso Navarrete, DDS, MSD

University of Washington

Monday May 7, 2012 12:50 p.m.-1:10 p.m.

Bone Burden of Bisphosphonates during Orthodontic Tooth Movement in a Rat Model

Neelambar Kaipatur, DMD, MSc

University of Alberta