# Dr. Osama Gaballa

> Senior Registrar & Lecturer of Prosthodontics — Prosthodontics. Dr. Osama Gaballa is a prosthodontist with a PhD, MSc and BDS from Cairo University. He is Senior Registrar of Prosthodontics at Stars Smile in Jeddah and Lecturer of Prosthodontics at Fayoum University, and has treated patients since 2009. His work focuses on digital smile design, laminate veneers, implant-supported prostheses and full-mouth rehabilitation.

- Website: https://gaballa.org
- Practice: Stars Smile
- Address: Stars Smile Clinic, Tahlia Street, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Country: SA
- Phone: +966564642826
- WhatsApp: https://wa.me/966564642826
- Email: osama.gaballa86@gmail.com
- Book a consultation: https://gaballa.org/book
- Map: https://maps.google.com/maps/search/Stars%20Smile%20clinic/@21.551918029785156,39.158878326416016,17z?hl=en
- Languages: English, Arabic (append ?lang=ar to any address for Arabic)
- Areas of expertise: prosthodontist Jeddah, Dr. Osama Gaballa, smile design, laminate veneers, dental implants, full mouth rehabilitation, Stars Smile
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.osama.gaballa
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.osama.gaballa
- Snapchat: https://snapchat.com/t/nKPMrQwS

## Credentials

- PhD in Prosthodontics, Cairo University, Egypt, 2021
- PhD in Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 2021
- MSc in Prosthodontics, Cairo University, Egypt, 2015
- MSc in Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 2015
- Senior Registrar, Prosthodontics, Stars Smile, Tahlia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2023 – Present
- Lecturer, Prosthodontics Department, Fayoum University, Egypt, 2021 – Present
- Owner and dentist, GO Dental Clinic, 6th of October City, Egypt, 2014 – Present
- Assistant Lecturer, Prosthodontics Department, Fayoum University, Egypt, 2017 – 2021

## Key pages

- [Home](https://gaballa.org): overview of the practice
- [Curriculum vitae](https://gaballa.org/cv): education, training, appointments and awards
- [Research & publications](https://gaballa.org/research): peer-reviewed work
- [Articles](https://gaballa.org/articles): patient education
- [Contact](https://gaballa.org/contact)

## Services and information

- [About Dr. Osama Gaballa](https://gaballa.org/about): About Dr. Osama Gaballa — prosthodontist in Jeddah, Lecturer of Prosthodontics at Fayoum University. Training, experience and approach to care.
- [Smile gallery](https://gaballa.org/smile-gallery): Before-and-after smile gallery by Dr. Osama Gaballa, prosthodontist in Jeddah — veneers, Hollywood smiles and full-mouth rehabilitation.
- [Videos](https://gaballa.org/videos): Videos by Dr. Osama Gaballa, prosthodontist in Jeddah — smile transformations, patient stories, treatments and short talks.

## Publications

- [Overdentures Supported by Mini or Conventional Implants — Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Bone Resorption Rates. A Randomized Clinical Trial](https://gaballa.org/research/overdentures-supported-by-mini-or-conventional-implants-effect-on-patient-satisfaction-and-bone-resorption-rates-a-rando) — Journal article: Gaballa OA, Hamed HAEF, Fayyad AE, Rahhal MM. Overdentures Supported by Mini or Conventional Implants — Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Bone Resorption Rates. A Randomized Clinical Trial. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021;9(D):300-313. doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7126 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7126
  AIM: To assess the difference in patient satisfaction and bone height changes between mini-implant supported overdentures and conventional implants placed after bone expansion.
- [Overdentures supported by mini or conventional implants: effect on patient satisfaction and bone resorption rates. A randomized clinical trial](https://gaballa.org/research/overdentures-supported-by-mini-or-conventional-implants-randomized-clinical-trial) — Journal article: Gaballa O, al. E. Overdentures supported by mini or conventional implants: effect on patient satisfaction and bone resorption rates. A randomized clinical trial. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021.
- [Limited Evidence Suggests Guided Bone Regeneration With or Without Autogenous Bone Grafts are Equivalently Effective in Horizontal Bone Gain](https://gaballa.org/research/limited-evidence-guided-bone-regeneration-autogenous-bone-grafts-horizontal-bone-gain) — Journal article: Gaballa O, al. E. Limited Evidence Suggests Guided Bone Regeneration With or Without Autogenous Bone Grafts are Equivalently Effective in Horizontal Bone Gain. Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. 2019;19(4):101351. doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2019.101351 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebdp.2019.101351
- [Effect of Mini Implants Supported Overdentures versus Conventional Implant after Bone Expansion in Thin Mandibular Ridge on Patient Satisfaction: Randomized Clinical Trial](https://gaballa.org/research/effect-of-mini-implants-supported-overdentures-versus-conventional-implant-after-bone-expansion-in-thin-mandibular-ridge) — Thesis: Gaballa OA. Effect of Mini Implants Supported Overdentures versus Conventional Implant after Bone Expansion in Thin Mandibular Ridge on Patient Satisfaction: Randomized Clinical Trial [dissertation]. Cairo University; 2021.
  Doctoral thesis supervised by Prof. Hamdi Abo El Fotouh Hamed and Assoc.

## Articles

- [Critical appraisal: horizontal ridge augmentation with GBR, with or without autogenous block grafts](https://gaballa.org/articles/critical-appraisal-horizontal-ridge-augmentation-gbr): Critical appraisal of Mendoza-Azpur et al. (Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2019) — GBR with or without autogenous block grafts for horizontal ridge augmentation.

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