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Freelance medical writer | Expert in systematic reviews, proofreading manuscripts and managing reference lists.

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing
Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Consulting Healthcare Consulting
Work Experience

Assistant Professor

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

December 2017 - Present

Assistant Professor

Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls

December 2016 - December 2017

Senior Lecturer

Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls

November 2014 - December 2016

Assistant Professor

Fatima Jinnah Dental College

February 2014 - June 2014

Demonstrator

Jinnah Medical & Dental College

March 2012 - August 2012

House Officer

Karachi Medical and Dental College

April 2010 - March 2011

Education

Certificate in Health Professions Education (Institute of Medical Education)

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

February 2021 - July 2021

Masters in Clinical Dentistry (Periodontology)

BPP University School of Health

September 2016 - May 2020

Master of Science (Oral Biology)

Queen Mary University of London

September 2012 - September 2013

BDS (Dentistry)

Baqai Medical University

January 2006 - March 2010

Certifications
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Amber Fareed, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2023). Bioactive Glass Applications in Different Periodontal Lesions: A Narrative Review . Coatings.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Amber Fareed, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2023). Bioactive Glass Applications in Different Periodontal Lesions: A Narrative Review . Coatings.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Mehmood Asghar, Ros Anita Omar, Rosiyah Yahya, Adrian Ujin Yap (2023). Approaches to minimize tooth staining associated with silver diamine fluoride: A systematic review . Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Zhwan Jamal Rashid, Sarhang Sarwat Gul, Ali Abbas Abdulkareem, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2022). Incidence of Gingival Black Triangles following Treatment with Fixed Orthodontic Appliance: A Systematic Review . Healthcare.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Zhwan Rashid, Sarhang Gul, Ali A Abdulkareem, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2022). Incidence of Gingival Black Triangles following Treatment with Fixed Orthodontic Appliance: A Systematic Review . Healthcare.
Fawad Javed and Hameeda Bashir Ahmed and Muhammad Sohail Zafar and Muhammad Saad Shaikh and P. Emile Rossouw and Dimitrios Michelogiannakis and Per Alstergren(2022). “Testosterone decreases temporomandibular joint nociception”— A systematic review of studies on animal models . Archives of Oral Biology. 139. p. 105430. Elsevier {BV}
MUHAMMAD SOHAIL ZAFAR and MUHAMMAD SAAD SHAIKH(2022). THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CURCUMIN MOUTHWASHES AND CHLORHEXIDINE MOUTHWASHES IN DECREASING DENTAL PLAQUE AND GINGIVAL INFLAMMATION . Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. 22. (2). p. 101727. Elsevier {BV}
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Zara Shahzad, Esraa Abdulgader Tash, Omer Sefvan Janjua, Muhammad Ikram Khan, Muhammad Sohail Zafar(2022). Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Current Literature and Role in Periodontal Regeneration . Cells. 11. (7). p. 1168. {MDPI} {AG}
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Omer Sefvan Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Ahmad Alnazzawi, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Lozano, Maria Pilar Pecci-Lloret, Muhammad Sohail Zafar(2022). Autogenous Tooth Bone Grafts for Repair and Regeneration of Maxillofacial Defects: A Narrative Review . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19. (6). p. 3690. {MDPI} {AG}
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Sarhang Sarwat Gul, Faraedon Mostafa Zardawi, Ali Abbas Abdulkareem, Natheer Hashim Al-Rawi, Muhammad Sohail Zafar(2022). Efficacy of MMP-8 Level in Gingival Crevicular Fluid to Predict the Outcome of Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment: A Systematic Review . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19. (5). p. 3131. {MDPI} {AG}
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Omer Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Ahmad Alnazzawi , Francisco Javier Rodríguez Lozano, María Pilar Pecci Lloret, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2022). Autogenous Tooth Bone Grafts for Repair and Regeneration of Maxillofacial Defects: A Narrative Review . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Zara Shahzad, Esraa Abdulgader Tash, Omer Janjua, Muhammad Ikram Khan, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2022). Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Current Literature and Role in Periodontal Regeneration . Cells.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Sarhang Gul, Faraedon Mostafa Zardawi, Ali A Abdulkareem, Natheer Hashim Al-Rawi, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2022). Efficacy of MMP-8 Level in Gingival Crevicular Fluid to Predict the Outcome of Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment: A Systematic Review . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Hayder R. Abdulbaqi, Ali A. Abdulkareem, Muhammad S. Zafar, Sarhang S. Gul, Aram M. Sha(2022). Efficacy of erythritol powder air‐polishing in active and supportive periodontal therapy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis . International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 20. (1). p. 62--74. Wiley
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Omer Sefvan Janjua, Muhammad Amber Fareed, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Muhammad Ikram Khan, Danya Hashem, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2021). Dental and Oral Manifestations of COVID-19 Related Mucormycosis: Diagnoses, Management Strategies and Outcomes . Journal of Fungi.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Omer Janjua, Muhammad Amber Fareed, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Muhammad Ikram Khan, Danya Hashem, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2021). Dental and Oral Manifestations of COVID-19 Related Mucormycosis: Diagnoses, Management Strategies and Outcomes . Journal of Fungi.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Farhan Saleem, Ahmad Alnazzawi, Mohid Abrar Lone, Syed Jawad Ali Bukhari, Zohaib Khurshid (2021). Host Defence Peptides in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients with Periodontal Disease. A Systematic Review . Diagnostics.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Ahmad Alnazzawi (2021). Comparing Nanohydroxyapatite Graft and Other Bone Grafts in the Repair of Periodontal Infrabony Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Ahmad Alnazzawi (2021). Comparing Nanohydroxyapatite Graft and Other Bone Grafts in the Repair of Periodontal Infrabony Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Farhan Saleem, Ahmad Alnazzawi , Mohid Abrar Lone, Syed Jawad Ali Bukhari, Zohaib Khurshid (2021). Host Defence Peptides in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients with Periodontal Disease. A Systematic Review . Diagnostics.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Rabia Tariq Butt, Omer Sefvan Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Julia Guerrero-Gironés, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Lozano, Muhammad Sohail Zafar(2021). Dental Healthcare Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18. (21). p. 11008. {MDPI} {AG}
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Rabia Tariq Butt, Omer Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Julia Guerrero-Gironés, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Lozano, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2021). Dental Healthcare Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Flavio Pisani, Mohid Abrar Lone, Yasser Riaz Malik(2021). Critical features of periodontal flaps with regard to blood clot stability: A review . Journal of Oral Biosciences. 63. (2). p. 111--119. Elsevier {BV}
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Mohid Abrar Lone, Hesham Matabdin, Muneeb Ahmed Lone, Azeem Hussain Soomro, Muhammad Sohail Zafar(2021). Regenerative Potential of Enamel Matrix Protein Derivative and Acellular Dermal Matrix for Gingival Recession: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . Proteomes. 9. (1). p. 11. {MDPI} {AG}
Muhammad Shaikh, Ahmad Alnazzawi, Syed Habib, Mohid Lone, Muhammad Zafar(2021). Therapeutic Role of Nystatin Added to Tissue Conditioners for Treating Denture-Induced Stomatitis: A Systematic Review . Prosthesis. 3. (1). p. 61--74. {MDPI} {AG}
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Ahmad Alnazzawi , Syed Rashid Habib, Mohid Abrar Lone, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2021). Therapeutic Role of Nystatin Added to Tissue Conditioners for Treating Denture-Induced Stomatitis: A Systematic Review . Prosthesis.
Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Mohid Abrar Lone, Hesham Matabdin, Muneeb Ahmed Lone, Azeem Hussain Soomro, Muhammad Sohail Zafar (2021). Regenerative Potential of Enamel Matrix Protein Derivative and Acellular Dermal Matrix for Gingival Recession: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . Proteomes.
(2021). Habits of tooth brushing and tobacco/betel nut use among patients attending dental outpatient department in a teaching hospital. Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences.
(2021). Long-term Clinical Performance of Regeneration versus Conservative Surgery in the Treatment of Infra-bony Defects: A Systematic Review . Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology.
Shaikh, M.S., Lone, M.A., Matabdin, H., Lone, M.A., Soomro, A.H., Zafar, M.S.(2021). Regenerative potential of enamel matrix protein derivative and acellular dermal matrix for gingival recession: A systematic review and meta-analysis . Proteomes. 9. (1). p. 1-14.
Muhammad S Shaikh, Shehriar Husain, Mohid A Lone, Muneeb A Lone, Humera Akhlaq, Muhammad S Zafar(2020). Clinical effectiveness of anorganic bovine-derived hydroxyapatite matrix/cell-binding peptide grafts for regeneration of periodontal defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis . Regenerative Medicine. 15. (12). p. 2379--2395. Future Medicine Ltd
(2020). Current trends in Removable Partial Prosthodontic Education in Dental Colleges of Pakistan . European Journal of Dental Education.
(2020). Periodontal connections to the coronavirus disease 2019: An unexplored novel path? . Advances in Human Biology.
(2020). Learning strategies used by dental students and dentists using the Vark questionnaire . The Professional Medical Journal.
(2020). Periodontal regeneration: a bibliometric analysis of the most influential studies . Regenerative Medicine.
(2020). Motivational factors for students pursuing dentistry as a profession in colleges of Karachi, Pakistan . Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.
(2020). Pattern of Carcinoma of Oral Cavity at a Tertiary Care Center . International Journal of Pathology.
Lone, M.A., Lone, M.M., Lone, M.A., Shaikh, M.S., Khan, F., Soomro, A.H.(2020). Motivational factors for pursuing dentistry as a profession in colleges of Karachi, Pakistan . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 70. (8). p. 1393-1397.
Shaikh, M.S., Husain, S., Lone, M.A., Lone, M.A., Akhlaq, H., Zafar, M.S.(2020). Clinical effectiveness of anorganic bovine-derived hydroxyapatite matrix/cell-binding peptide grafts for regeneration of periodontal defects: A systematic review and meta-analysis . Regenerative Medicine. 15. (12). p. 2379-2395.
Muhammad S Shaikh, Rizwan Ullah, Mohid A Lone, Hesham Matabdin, Fahad Khan, Muhammad S Zafar(2019). Periodontal regeneration: a bibliometric analysis of the most influential studies . Regenerative Medicine. 14. (12). p. 1121--1136. Future Medicine Ltd
Shaikh, M.S., Ullah, R., Lone, M.A., Matabdin, H., Khan, F., Zafar, M.S.(2019). Periodontal regeneration: A bibliometric analysis of the most influential studies . Regenerative Medicine. 14. (12). p. 1121-1136.
(2017). Topical Antiseptics as Systemic Antibiotics in the Prevention of Alveolar Osteitis after Extraction of Lower Third Molars . Pakistan Oral and Dental Journal.
(2014). A Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy Study on the Amino Acids Composition of the Mandible: Comparison with the Ulna and Calvaria Bones . Pakistan Oral and Dental Journal.
BOOK CHAPTER
Yasser Riaz Malik and Muhammad Saad Sheikh and Shakeela Yousaf(2022). Probability and Sampling in Dentistry . Clinical Concepts and Practical Management Techniques in Dentistry. {IntechOpen}