Dr. Rebeka Silva, DMD, FACD

Rebeka Silva, DMD, FACD
Dr. Rebeka Silva was born in New York and obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from Syracuse University. She went on to obtain her Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Silva obtained advanced training in Hospital Dentistry from the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after which she obtained her specialty certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York.

After her training, Dr. Silva taught at the University of California San Francisco as an Assistant Clinical Professor teaching students and residents while also serving as Section Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco where she later became the Chief of the Dental Service. She was also promoted to Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco advancing her academic work while also serving as a course director and lecturer.
Dr. Silva is licensed to practice dentistry and has a permit for general anesthesia. She has published numerous articles, written for textbooks, and obtained key research grants. Being active in many professional organizations and government committees, she has also provided many lectures in the field and is also an instructor for CPR. She is also an attending surgeon at California Pacific Medical Center.

Interests: Temporomandibular joint disorders and reconstruction, Botulinum Toxin therapy, Jaw reconstruction, Visuohaptic 3D Imaging and Surgical Simulation, TMJ Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Dental implants, Wisdom Tooth and Dental Extractions, Oral Grafting and Reconstruction, Oral Pathology

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Silva RG, Tolstunov L. Steroid-induced psychosis: Report of case. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1995;53:183- 186.
2. O’Malley M, Pogrel MA, Stewart JCB, Silva RG, Regezi JA. Central giant cell granulomas of the jaws: Phenotype and proliferation-associated markers. J Oral Pathol Med 1997;26:159-163.
3. Smith RA, Karas N, Pogrel MA, Gordon NC, Goldman K, Silva R, Whalen M. Soft tissue surgery in the oral and maxillofacial region. J Calif Dent Assoc 2000;28(9):668-80.
4. Silva RG, Kang DS. Prevalence of malocclusion among Latino adolescents. Amer J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 2001;119(3):313-315. 
5. Shugars DC, Adesanya M, Diehl SR, Redman RS, Malley KJ, Silva RG, et al. Self-awareness of premalignant oral lesions among veterans attending six US Veterans Administration medical centers. Spec Care Dentist 2007 May-Jun;27(3):87-94.
6. Chan S, Forsslund J, Selesnick J, Salisbury K, Silva R, Blevins N. The effect of haptic degrees of freedom on task performance in virtual environments. Stud Health Technol Inform 2013;184:129-35.
7. Schvartzman SC, Silva R, Salisbury K, Gaudilliere D, Girod S. A computer-aided trauma simulation system with haptic feedback is easy and fast for oral-maxillofacial surgeons to learn and use. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Oct;72(10):1984-93. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.05.007.
8. Girod S, Schvartzman SC, Gaudilliere D, Salisbury K, Silva R. Haptic feedback improves surgeons’ user experience and fracture reduction in facial trauma simulation. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2016; 53(5):561-70. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2015.03.0043.
9. Connelly ST, Myung J, Gupta R, Tartaglia, GM, Gizhulich A, Yang J, Silva R. Clinical outcomes of Botox injections for chronic temporomandibular disorders: do we understand how Botox works on muscle, pain, and the brain? Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Mar;46(3):322-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2016.11.004.
10. Silva R, Gupta R, Tartaglia GM, Connelly ST. Benefits of using the ultrasonic BoneScalpel in temporomandibular joint reconstruction. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2017 Mar;45(3):401-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2016.12.003.
11. Sozzi D, Novelli G, Silva R, Connelly ST, Tartaglia GM. Implant rehabilitation in fibular free flap reconstruction: A retrospective study of cases at 1-18 years following surgery. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017 Oct;45(10):1655-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.06.021.
12. Gupta R, Connelly ST, Silva R, Gwilliam N. Use of viable cryopreserved umbilical tissue as an adjunct to facial keloid resection. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2018 Jan 11;6(1):e1638. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001638. eCollection 2018 Jan
13. Connelly ST, Silva, R, Gupta R, O’Hare M, Danilovitch A, Tartaglia G. Temporomandibular joint discectomy followed by disc replacement using viable osteochondral and umbilical cord allografts results in improved patient outcomes. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Jun 10. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.05.024
14. Connelly ST, Sozzi D, Silva R, Gupta R, Miyasaki S, Tartaglia G. Staged prosthetic versus free fibula flap reconstruction has better functional outcomes after hemimandibulectomy with disarticulation for osteoradionecrosis of the jaw. Submitted to Annals of Surgical Oncology, July 11, 2019.

BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Silva RG, Pogrel MA: Tooth Transplantation and Reimplantation. In Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Raymond Fonseca, editor, 1st Edition, 2000, publisher W.B. Saunders.
2. Gupta RJ, Silva R, Connelly ST: Bilateral Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction and Maxillomandibular Advancement for Concomitant Temporomandibular Joint Degeneration and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, Stanley Y Liu, editor, March 2019, publisher Elsevier.
3. Silva R: Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy. Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - Surgical Treatment. Publisher: Springer Nature. Editors: Connelly ST, Tartaglia G, Silva R. Publication date: Spring 2019.
4. Silva R (lead author): Medical Management of Temporomandibular Disorders. Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders – Non-Surgical Treatment. Editors: Connelly ST, Tartaglia G, Silva R. Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, AG 2019.
5. Silva R: Complications of Total Joint Reconstruction. Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - Surgical Treatment. Editors: Connelly ST, Tartaglia G, Silva R. Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, AG 2019.
6. Silva R (co-author): Radiographic Imaging of the TMJ. Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - Fundamentals and Pathway to Diagnosis. Editors: Connelly ST, Tartaglia G, Silva R. Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, AG 2019.
BOOKS
1. Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Fundamentals and Pathway to Diagnosis. Editors: S. Thaddeus Connelly, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Rebeka G. Silva. ISBN 978-3-030-13328-3. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, AG 2019.
2. Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Non-Surgical Treatment. S. Thaddeus Connelly, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Rebeka G. Silva. ISBN 978-3-319-99912-8. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, AG 2019.
3. Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Surgical Treatment. S. Thaddeus Connelly, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Rebeka G. Silva. ISBN 978-3-319-99909-8. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, AG 2019. 

Dr. Rebeka Silva has written two books on Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Disorders.
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