Anatomy and Surgery of the Mandible

Roberto Pistilli, MD, DDS, is a maxillofacial surgeon executive at the San Camilo Folanini Hospital in Rome, Italy. He directs annual dissection courses of the neck and oral cavity at Miguel Hernandez de Elche University in Spain and is an adjunct professor teaching postgraduate courses at Bologna Univeristy as well as Genoa University. Dr Pistilli is a member of many professional associations and currently serves as the President of the Roman Academy of Oral Surgery and Implantology; the Vice President of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration; and the Vice President of Bone, Biomaterials, & Beyond Academy. He is the author of the two-volume series of Anatomia e chirurgia del cavo orale (EditaliaMedica, 2020 and 2022). Dr Pistilli maintains a private practice limited to oral and maxillofacial surgery in Ladispoli, Italy.

Pietro Felice, MD, DDS, Phd is an associate professor at Bologna University, specializing in oral and implant surgery. He is also the Head of postgraduate studies in oral surgery, the Director of the graduate program in implant and bone reconstructive surgery, and the Head of the Oral Surgery Unit at Bologna University in the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences. Prof Felice has published many articles in international journals and serves on the editorial board of specialist journals and on the Cochrane Collaboration. He is a member of leading Italian and international associations of implantology and oral surgery.