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    Editor-in-Chief

    Abu-Hussein Muhamad

    Abu-Hussein Muhamad
    University of Athens , Greece
    Email: [email protected]
    Tel: 978-3-659-54506-5

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    Giorgio Bianciardi

    Giorgio Bianciardi
    University of Siena, Italy
    Email: [email protected]


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    Executive Editors

    CRISTACHE CORINA MARILENA
    Senior Lecturer, DDS, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Implantology specialist
    F.M.A.M.
    “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
    Romania
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    Biographical Sketch/ Education & Fellowships/Certifications/Grants:

    Qualifications: 1996-1991 Dental School, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest (Doctor in Dental Science - DDS); 1993-1999 Medical School, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest (Doctor of Medicine - MD); 2010-2013 Law School, “Spiru Haret” University, Bucharest; 1995-1999 Specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest; 1998-2001 PhD at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, 2018 Habitation thesis in Dental Science.

    Post-doctoral training: 2001-2002 postdoctoral training program in dental implants surgery, Centre for Implant Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, granted by ITI (International Team for Implantology), followed by a nine-months Prosthodontic Fellowship at the same University.

     Grants: 2016-2019 Project responsible MANUNET – ERANET 30/2016 „Stereolithographic Technique for Complete Denture Fabrication – PRIDENTPRO”; 2018-2020 Project responsible for grant no. 39/2018: “Innovative technology for assessing the periodontal disease and new periodontitis treatment based on hyaluronic acid and melatonin - HAMELDENT” and project manager in 2 international research projects granted by ITI (International Team for Implantology): „A five year prospective comparative study with the use of Locator system as retention for implant-supported overdenture in severe mandibular ridge atrophy” (2007-2012) and ”A 5-year randomized clinical study on the efficiency of two different attachment systems as retention for implant-supported mandibular overdenture”(2004-2009).

    Publications: main author/co-author of more than 80 scientific papers, more than 100 oral communications/posters presentation at scientific events, author/co-author of more than 20 specialty books and book chapters in national and international publishing house, h-index 8 (Web of Science).
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    Editorial Board

    Silvio Mario Meloni
    Assistant Professor
    Surgical Microsurgical and Medical Science
    University of Sassari
    Italy
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    Research Interest: Implantology, Oral Surgery and Peiodontoogy. Arzachena

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    Thomas Ziebart
    Professor
    Department of Maxillofacial Surgery
    University Medical Centre
    Germany
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    Research Interest: Maxillofacial Surgery

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    Alan Y Martinez
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
    Metro Health Medical Center
    USA
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    Research Interest: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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    Kahnberg Karl-Erik Alf
    Professor
    Institute of Odontology
    University of Gothenburg
    Sweden
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    Research Interest: Oral and maxillofacial surgery where especially orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery and implant surgery.

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    Urbano Santana-Penin
    Professor and Chair
    Occlusion-Facial Pain and Prosthodontics
    University of Barcelona
    Spain
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    Research Interest: Masticatory Function, Dental Occlusion Prosthodontics 

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    Lei Liu
    Professor
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Sichuan University
    China
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    Research Interest: Management of oral and craniofacial trauma, deformities & tumors; Stem cells and tissue engineering of oral & craniofacial region

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    Francesco Inchingolo
    Professor
    Dentistry
    University of Bari
    Italy
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    Research Interest: Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Dentistry, Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Surgery, Implant Prosthodontics

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    Andrew James Sidebottom
    Consultant, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Queens Medical Centre
    UK
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    Research Interest: paediatric and adult facial deformity surgery and TMJ surgery.

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    Mutlu Ozcan
    Professor
    Center for Dental and Oral Medicine
    University of Zurich
    Switzerland
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    Research Interest: Clinically prosthetic applications, minimal invasive adhesive applications, investigating longevity of dental restorations and pre-clinically translational research on dental biomaterials with an emphasis on dental ceramics, polymers, simulation testing methods, aging phenomena and surface conditioning methods.

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    Willian M de Melo
    Sao Paulo State University
    Brazil
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    Research Interest: Dental Implantology, oral surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 

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    Dmitry Bulgin
    Department of Internal Medicine
    Center for Regenerative Medicine
    Croatian Medical Association, Croatian Senologic Society, Zagreb, Croatia
    Croatia
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    Research Interest: The development of methods to accelerate the healing processes of tissue- The tools and technologies for tissue and metabolic engineering to enable regenerative medicine; Biological approaches for maintaining the human’s performance and capabilities in the face of harsh accident conditions Radiation-induced DNA damage  Radioresistance and Radiosensitivity in human’s cancers.

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    Henrique Furlan Pauna
    Research Fellow
    University of Minnesota
    USA
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    Research Interest: Otology. Auditory disorders, Otorhinolaryngology, Immunohistochemistry, Surgery

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    Lo-Lin Tsai
    Assistant Professor
    School of Dentistry
    Chung-Shan Medical University
    Taiwan
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    Research Interest: Implant Dentistry, Bone Grafts and Related Treatments, Implant Dentistry, Oral Surgery

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    Meryem KARAN
    Department of Anatomy
    University of Firat
    Turkey
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    Research Interest: Macro-Anatomy, Transmission electron microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, Immunohistochemistry

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    Guhan Dergin
    Associate Professor
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Marmara University
    Turkey
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    Research Interest: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and Pathogenesis; Orthognatic surgery; Distraction ostegenesis; Oral Impantology,Trigeminal Neuralia

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