Physician
Family Medicine
Dr. William B. Edgar, MD
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Doctor William B. Edgar, MD works in the field of Family Medicine. He researched medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is ranked 19 in research and 29 in primary care medicine He over the years received 3 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program" and "Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program". Doctor William B. Edgar, MD is also published. He has 98 publications published. The lastest publication: "Morphometric assessment of enamel demineralisation from photographs.' William Edgar accepts Medicare.
Publications
- The structure of soluble fibrin complexes and fibrin degradation products after Echis carinatus bite.
- Comparison of Pasteur and Behringwerke antivenoms in envenoming by the carpet viper (Echis carinatus).
- Management of raised blood pressure.
- Enhancement of vitreous clot lysis by urokinase: mode of action.
- The effect of temperature on formation of fibrin complexes.
- How safe is general practitioner obstetrics?
- Experience with rationing health care in New Zealand.
- Effect of sterilisation methods on the structural integrity of artificial enamel caries for intra-oral cariogenicity tests.
- Techniques for the production of dental eroded lesions in vitro.
- Morphometric assessment of enamel demineralisation from photographs.
- In situ de- and remineralisation of enamel in response to sucrose chewing gum with fluoride or non-fluoride dentifrices.
- Factors affecting the development of carious lesions in bovine teeth in vitro.
- Efficacy of sterilisation methods and their effect on enamel demineralisation.
- Use of transverse microradiography to quantify mineral loss by erosion in bovine enamel.
- The influence of xylitol and fluoride on dental erosion in vitro.
- The production of subsurface artificial caries lesions on third molar teeth.
- Sugar substitutes, chewing gum and dental caries--a review.
- Visualization of root caries lesions by means of a diazonium dye.
- The establishment of a xerostomia clinic: a prospective study.
- Signs and symptoms in patients with salivary gland hypofunction.
- Salivary gland hypofunction in elderly patients attending a xerostomia clinic.
- Acid anion profiles in dental plaque following consumption of cereal-based foods and fruits.
- Acidogenic potential and total salivary carbohydrate content of expectorants following the consumption of some cereal-based foods and fruits.
- Role of saliva in caries models.
- Extrinsic and intrinsic sugars: a review of recent UK recommendations on diet and caries.
- pH changes in plaque after eating snacks and meals, and their modification by chewing sugared- or sugar-free gum.
- Sweeteners and dental health.
- Prediction of the cariogenicity of various foods.
- The effect of sweeteners on acid production in plaque.
- Effects of cigarette smoking on the rate of plaque formation.
- The relationship between plaque pH, plaque acid anion profiles, and oral carbohydrate retention after ingestion of several 'reference foods' by human subjects.
- Nosocomial infection with hepatitis A.
- Calcium and phosphate concentrations and precipitate formation in whole saliva from smokers and non-smokers.
- Effects of Parafilm and cheese chewing on human dental plaque pH and metabolism.
- Remineralization of artificial caries-like lesions in human enamel in situ by chewing sorbitol gum.
- The effect of daily gum-chewing on salivary flow rates in man.
- Human dental plaque pH, and the organic acid and free amino acid profiles in plaque fluid, after sucrose rinsing.
- Effects of dietary sucrose levels on pH fall and acid-anion profile in human dental plaque after a starch mouth-rinse.
- Chewing gum and dental health--a review.
- Effects of lactate dehydrogenase on fissure caries in rats.
- Saliva and dental health. Clinical implications of saliva: report of a consensus meeting.
- Plaque fluid as a bacterial milieu.
- Extracellular administration of lactate dehydrogenase and its effects on human plaque pH and acid anion concentrations.
- Interactions between fluoride and plaque in the remineralization of enamel caries-like lesions.
- The chewing surface. Chewing and saliva flow--effects on the oral environment.
- Intra-oral models for studying de- and remineralization in man: methodology and measurement.
- Saliva: its secretion, composition and functions.
- Effects of chewing gums sweetened with sorbitol or a sorbitol/xylitol mixture on the remineralisation of human enamel lesions in situ.
- Salivary stimulation by chewing gum and its role in the remineralization of caries-like lesions in human enamel in situ.
- Transmission of agent of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- Photographic and direct visual recording of experimental caries-like changes in human dental enamel.
- The effect of frequent sucrose mouthrinsing on the induction in vivo of caries-like changes in human dental enamel.
- Toothbrushing behaviour in relation to plaque and gingivitis in adolescent schoolchildren.
- Studies of the role of calcium in plaque formation and cohesion.
- The effect of snack and beverage consumption on the pH of human dental plaque.
- Effects of calcium glycerophosphate and sodium fluoride on the induction in vivo of caries-like changes in human dental enamel.
- The effect of eating some British snacks upon the pH of human dental plaque.
- Reduction in enamel dissolution by liquorice and glycyrrhizinic acid.
- Detection of in vitro demineralization of primary teeth using quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF).
- The effect of ambient light on QLF analyses.
- The use of QLF to quantify in vitro whitening in a product testing model.
- Thickness of acquired salivary pellicle as a determinant of the sites of dental erosion.
- The use of gamma irradiation for the sterilization of enamel for intra-oral cariogenicity tests.
- Caries inhibiting and remineralizing effect of xylitol in vitro.
- Factors influencing the development of dental erosion in vitro: enamel type, temperature and exposure time.
- Diet and early caries lesion.
- Saliva stimulation and caries prevention.
- Interactions of fluoride and non-fluoride agents with the caries process.
- Effects of lactate dehydrogenase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide on human dental plaque pH and acid anion concentrations.
- Summary of panel discussion. 1--Is there a conflict between the postgraduate education of the clinician and the academic researcher?
- Effects of different eating patterns on dental caries in the rat.
- Genetics and site attack in dental caries.
- Uptake of fluoride and its inhibitory effects in oral microorganisms in culture.
- Effects on caries in rats of calcium glycerophosphate and sodium fluoride administered separately and together.
- Preliminary fractionation of fluoride-binding constituents of human oral Streptococcus sanguis.
- Correlations between fluoride concentration, sample weight and acid production in dental plaque from children.
- The effect of altering the position of a sugary food in a meal upon plaque pH in human subjects.
- Protein components in saliva and plaque fluid from irradiated primates.
- Development of rampant dental caries, and composition of plaque fluid and saliva in irradiated primates.
- Duration of response and stimulus sequence in the interpretation of plaque pH data.
- Sugar and dental caries: a review of the evidence.
- The role of sugar in the aetiology of dental caries. 3. The physiochemical evidence.
- The effect of bleaching on enamel susceptibility to acid erosion and demineralisation.
- The use of in situ models and QLF for the study of coronal caries.
- Developments in dental plaque pH modelling.
- Quantification of dental plaque in the research environment.
- A study to assess the efficacy of a new detergent free, whitening dentifrice in vivo using QLF planimetric analysis.
- The effect of dehydration on quantitative light-induced fluorescence analysis of early enamel demineralization.
- The validation of quantitative light-induced fluorescence to quantify acid erosion of human enamel.
- The use of fluorescein-enhanced quantitative light-induced fluorescence to monitor de- and re-mineralization of in vitro root caries.
- The in vitro detection of early enamel de- and re-mineralization adjacent to bonded orthodontic cleats using quantitative light-induced fluorescence.
- A study to assess the effects of a new detergent-free, olive oil formulation dentifrice in vitro and in vivo.
- The erosive potential of commercially available mouthrinses on enamel as measured by Quantitative Light-induced Fluorescence (QLF).
- Detection of in vitro demineralization adjacent to restorations using quantitative light induced fluorescence (QLF).
- Influence of abrasion in clinical manifestation of human dental erosion.
- The intra- and inter-examiner reliability of quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) analyses.
- The use of quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) to identify composite restorations in forensic examinations.
Schools
NWU FIENBERG SCH OF MED
St Joseph Hospital
Doctors Specialties
- Family Medicine
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Blue Care Network PCP Focus Network
- Group Employees PPO
- CHAMPVA
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Cofinity PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Golden Rule
- Health Alliance
- Preferred PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Kaiser Permanente
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- Meritain Health
- Molina
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- MVP Health Care
- National Elevator
- Priority PPO
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Univera Healthcare
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program
Education
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1881796605 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | EDGAR | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | WILLIAM | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 484518706 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MI | |
| Specialty Description | Family Practice | |
| Total Claim Count | 7424.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 7.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 574.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 7.73 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1881796605 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | EDGAR |
| First Name Of The Provider | WILLIAM |
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