Sharon Aronovich, DMD

Dr. Aronovich is the TMJ and Orthognathic Surgery Fellowship director. He has lived in Israel, Canada, and the USA. Dr. Aronovich earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, his dental medicine degree at McGill University, and a spent a year at Fletcher Allen in Vermont for a GPR/surgical internship. He then completed his surgical residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hospital of Saint Raphael/Yale-New Haven Hospital and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Aronovich treats both pediatric and adult patients with various oral & maxillofacial conditions including congenital or traumatic jaw disorders, sleep disorders (OSA), and craniofacial anomalies such as cleft lip and palate. He has specialized experience in TMJ replacement for complex conditions of the jaw including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ankylosis, and ablative defects of the jaw. Dr. Aronovich has been involved in global outreach programs serving children with orofacial clefts in India, China, and Mexico. He has current research funding for the development of an anesthesia simulation training curriculum in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and a clinical trial for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthognathic Surgery, Cleft Lip and Palate, Reconstructive Surgery, Surgical Management of TMJ Disorders, Sleep Apnea, Implantology, Facial Trauma

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Dr. Aronovich’s research includes clinical outcomes of TMJ surgery, outcomes of maxillofacial surgery for sleep apnea, QOL and treatment effectiveness for patients with JIA and TMJ involvement, tissue engineering for bone regeneration in rodent calvarial defects using a biocompatible scaffold with a novel osteoinductive coating, and psychosocial changes after lip repair in developing nations.