Orthodontic treatment in adult periodontal patients

Adjunct Professor in Periodontology at the University of Catania, Italy. Scientific Director of PROED – Institute for Professional Education in Dentistry, Torino, Italy. President of the Giuseppe Cardaropoli Foundation for Research and Care in Periodontology. Active Member of the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP), European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO), and Academy of Osseointegration (AO). Maintains private practice in Torino, Italy, limited to periodontology and implant dentistry.

Over 27 years of combined clinical, teaching, and research experience since graduation in 1999. Expert in periodontal regeneration, aesthetic periodontal surgery, soft tissue management around teeth and implants, pink aesthetics in implant therapy, immediate implant placement protocols, and interdisciplinary treatment planning integrating periodontics with implant dentistry and prosthodontics. Known for systematic approaches to achieving optimal soft tissue outcomes in aesthetic implant cases. Research focuses on socket preservation, immediate implant placement, soft tissue grafting techniques, and long-term outcomes of aesthetic implant therapy.

Recipient of the Henry M. Goldman Award from the Academy of Osseointegration recognizing outstanding contributions to implant dentistry. Member of the Editorial Board for The International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry and The International Journal of Oral Implantology. Editor of the influential textbook "Soft Tissues and Pink Esthetics in Implant Therapy" (Quintessence Publishing, 2019), a comprehensive reference on aesthetic soft tissue management in implant dentistry. Author of the chapter "Seeking the Optimal Aesthetic Result in the Maxillary Anterior" in "Implant Therapy: Clinical Approaches and Evidence of Success" (Eds. Nevins M. & Wang H.L., Quintessence Publishing, 2019). Author of over 30 articles published in peer-reviewed international journals on topics including socket preservation, immediate implant placement, soft tissue grafting, and aesthetic outcomes in implant therapy. International lecturer presenting extensively throughout Europe and worldwide on periodontal regeneration, aesthetic implant surgery, and soft tissue management protocols.

DDS from University of Torino, Italy. Certificate in Periodontology from University of Torino.