Endodontist Berke Konmuş

Specialist in Endodontics

Berke Konmuş is a dentist specializing in endodontics (root canal treatment). He carried out his specialty training as a research assistant at the Department of Endodontics, Selçuk University Faculty of Dentistry, and completed his specialty thesis on root canal dentin in 2025 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Funda Kont Çobankara. His main research interests are root canal irrigation solutions, natural irrigants and their effects on dentin. He has presented his work as oral presentations at congresses of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE) and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Research Interests

– Root canal irrigation solutions
– Natural (plant-based) irrigants
– Effects of chelating agents on root canal dentin
– Tissue dissolution and dentin mineralization

Education

Specialty Training in Endodontics
Selçuk University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics · Konya · 2025
Specialty thesis: “Effect of Solutions with Different Acid/Chelation Properties on Root Canal Dentin Microhardness and Mineralization: An In Vitro Study” (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Funda Kont Çobankara)

Scientific Work and Congress Presentations

– Konmuş B, Erdoğan H, Kont Çobankara F. “Effectiveness of Alternative Irrigation Solutions in Tissue Dissolution: An In Vitro Study.” Oral presentation (OP155), ESE 2025 – European Society of Endodontology Congress, Paris, France, September 3–6, 2025.
– Konmuş B, Erdoğan H, Gökmen Yılmaz F, Hamurcu M, Kont Çobankara F. “Effects of Plant-Based Agents on Root Canal Dentin Mineralization.” Oral presentation (0333), IADR Continental European and Scandinavian Divisions Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, September 13, 2024.
– Erdoğan H, Konmuş B, Terlemez A, Kaplan MH, Kökbaş U, Kurt Demirsoy K, Kont Çobankara F. “Effects of Nisin and Phytic Acid on the Dentin Wettability.” Oral presentation (0355), IADR Continental European and Scandinavian Divisions Meeting, Rhodes, Greece, September 22, 2023.