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Received a degree in Dental Medicine from the Egas Moniz School of Health & Science (2020) and concluded a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at IUEM (2025). Patrícia is a researcher in at the Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM) and a member of the departments of Orthodontics and Minimal Invasive Oral Rehabilitation (CROMI) at the Egas Moniz Dental Clinic. She is also the author and co-author of 12 articles indexed in Scopus. Her main areas of research are oral health (specializing in periodontology) and the interrelation of oral health with systemic health.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
PATRÍCIA SOARES LYRA

Citation names

  • LYRA, PATRÍCIA

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CA16-E5CE-4CFE
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6804-9124

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09 - 2025/07
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
"The Impact of periodontal infection and its treatment on alpha-synuclein levels and inflammation." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/09 - 2020/09
Concluded
 Medicina Dentária (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
"O estado periodontal em doentes de Parkinson: estudo retrospectivo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. João Viana; Vanessa Machado; Patrícia Lyra; Luís Proença; Naichuan Su; José João Mendes; João Botelho. "External Validation of Periodontal Screening Using Self-Reports in Dental Settings". Diagnostics (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15233015.
    10.3390/diagnostics15233015
  2. P. Lancry; P. Lyra; J.J. Mendes; G.G. Nascimento; V. Machado; J. Botelho. "Evaluating Reporting Completeness in Oral Health Clinical Guidelines: A Meta-Research Study". JDR Clinical & Translational Research (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23800844251357235.
    10.1177/23800844251357235
  3. João Botelho; Patrícia Lyra; Gustavo G. Nascimento; Fábio R. M. Leite; José João Mendes; Vanessa Machado. "Antibiotics in periodontal treatment: an umbrella review". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1601464.
    10.3389/fcimb.2025.1601464
  4. Lisetty Garrido; Inês Rodrigues; Patrícia Lyra; Luís Proença; João Botelho; Sónia Frota; José João Mendes; Vanessa Machado. "Perceived Infant Discomfort Linked to Lower Maternal Oral Health Quality of Life: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study". Journal of Clinical Medicine (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195931.
    10.3390/jcm13195931
  5. Patrícia Lyra; João Botelho; Silvia Rota; Karolina Poplawska-Domaszewicz; Vanessa Machado; Daniela Guerreiro; Luís Proença; et al. "Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy’s Influence on Alpha-Synuclein and Inflammatory Marker Levels: A Pilot Study". Journal of Clinical Medicine (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/12/3586.
    10.3390/jcm13123586
  6. Eloïse Gobin; Catarina Izidoro; Patrícia Lyra; Mariana Morgado; Ricardo Castro Alves; José João Mendes; João Botelho; Vanessa Machado. "Self-Management Ability Questionnaire Validation in Portuguese Adults With Periodontitis". International Dental Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2023.06.003.
    10.1016/j.identj.2023.06.003
  7. Lisetty Garrido; Patrícia Lyra; Joana Rodrigues; João Viana; José João Mendes; Helena Barroso. "Revisiting Oral Antiseptics, Microorganism Targets and Effectiveness". Journal of Personalized Medicine 13 9 (2023): 1332-1332. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13091332.
    10.3390/jpm13091332
  8. Patrícia Lyra; Vanessa Machado; Silvia Rota; Kallol Ray Chaudhuri; João Botelho; José João Mendes. "Revisiting Alpha-Synuclein Pathways to Inflammation". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 8 (2023): 7137-7137. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24087137.
    10.3390/ijms24087137
  9. Patrícia Lyra. "Self-Reported Measures of Periodontitis in a Portuguese Population: A Validation Study". Journal of Personalized Medicine 12 8 (2022): 1315-1315. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12081315.
    10.3390/jpm12081315
  10. Patrícia Lyra; João Botelho; Vanessa Machado; Silvia Rota; Ryan Walker; Juliet Staunton; Luís Proença; Kallol Ray Chaudhuri; José João Mendes. "Self-reported periodontitis and C-reactive protein in Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study of two American cohorts". npj Parkinson's Disease (2022): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-022-00302-1.
    10.1038/s41531-022-00302-1
  11. "Tooth Loss and Blood Pressure in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: An Exploratory Study on NHANES Data". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 9 (2021): 5032-5032. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18095032.
    10.3390/ijerph18095032
  12. "The Role of Inflammatory Diet and Vitamin D on the Link between Periodontitis and Cognitive Function: A Mediation Analysis in Older Adults". Nutrients 13 3 (2021): 924-924. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13030924.
    10.3390/nu13030924
  13. "Parkinson’s Disease, Periodontitis and Patient-Related Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study". Medicina 56 8 (2020): 383-383. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56080383.
    10.3390/medicina56080383
  14. "Relationship between Blood and Standard Biochemistry Levels with Periodontitis in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: Data from the NHANES 2011–2012". Journal of Personalized Medicine 10 3 (2020): 69-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm10030069.
    10.3390/jpm10030069
Activities

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/10/25 Estudo do Perfil dos Pacientes com Periodontite: Abordagens de Self-report no Diagnóstico e Tratamento
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inès Josy Martine Zugna (Master)
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
2025/10/25 Avaliação da dor pós-operatória em pacientes sujeitos a tratamentos cirúrgicos periodontais através da escala visual analógica
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maaria Khan Domun (Master)
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
2025/10/25 Variações de volume do fluído crevicular gengival em pacientes fumadores e não fumadores, com e sem doença periodontal.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ricardo Ferreira Fernandes (Master)
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2025 Prémio Científico António Felino de Melhor Póster de Investigação Clínica
Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas, Portugal