Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery around Implants

Graduated in 1988 with a degree in dentistry from the University of Bologna, Italy Professor Giovanni Zucchelli was awarded a PhD in medical biotechnology from the same university. He was a full professor of periodontology and implantology at the University of Bologna, Italy and president of the Italian Academy of Osteointegration (IAO). He currently holds the role of visiting professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He is an associate editor of The International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry and serves on the editorial boards for multiple other journals (eg. The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, International Journal of Oral Implantology). He has received numerous awards, including the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation E. Bud Tarrson Research Award in Oral Plastic Surgery. Professor Zucchelli is an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED), the Società Italiana di Parodontologia e Implantologia (SIdP), the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO), and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). He is an honorary member of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and received the honoris causa from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Professor Zucchelli, speaker at major Italian and international conferences, is the author of more than 160 scientific publications in the field of periodontics and implantology and the bestseller Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery published by Quintessence Publishing in 2013 and translated into 12 languages, and coauthor of two illustrated textbooks and the chapter “Mucogingival Therapy – Periodontal Plastic Surgery” in Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2015. He recently released the book Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery Around Implants, published by Quintessence Publishing and already translated into eight languages.

Graduated in 2005 with a degree in dentistry. In the year 2010, he obtained a master’s degree in periodontology from the University of Siena. Active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP) since 2011. Coordinator of the “young SIdP” group for the 2020–2021 period. Co-author of the chapter “Root Coverage Techniques for Treating Multiple Recessions“ in the Atlas of Periodontology and Implant Therapy of the SIdP (Quintessence Publishing Italia). Collaborates in research and clinical activities with Prof G. Zucchelli at the Department of Periodontology of the University of Bologna. Tutor and faculty member for the master’s degree program in periodontology and clinical implantology and tutor in the international master’s program for soft tissue management around teeth and implants at the University of Bologna. Committee member of the Board of Dentistry of the State Medical Board of Ravenna (from 2018 to date). Author of scientific publications in Italian and international journals and speaker at courses and conferences.

Graduated in 1992 with a degree in dentistry from the University of Bologna, Italy, where he was subsequently adjunct professor from 1997 to 2000. Visiting researcher at the Department of Cariology, directed by Prof Ivo Krejci, at the University of Geneva between the years 2000 and 2004. Obtained a master’s degree in science (2003) and a PhD in dental materials (2005) at the University of Siena with Prof M. Ferrari. Researcher at the University of Bologna since 2006. Up to 2020, taught undergraduate courses on fixed prostheses on natural teeth and implants and prosthodontics at the University of Bologna. Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AIOP) award winner for best research in the field of prosthodontics in the years 2005, 2008, and 2009. Obtained a PhD in material science in 2013 from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna. Associate professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, teaching the courses of implant prosthodontics and removable prosthodontics in the school of dentistry. Dean of the master’s degree program in prosthodontics and implant prosthetics with advanced technologies, University of Bologna. Since 2004 collaborating with Prof G. Zucchelli in the development of clinical and research protocols related to implant-supported restorations, soft tissue management, and the interrelationship between prosthodontics and periodontics in the natural dentition. Active member of the AIOP and the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO). Fellow of the International Team for Implantology since 2018.

Dr. Stefanini is a researcher in the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences at Bologna University, Italy and also a dental surgeon in private practice. She graduated from the University of Bologna with a degree in dentistry in 2005. She was awarded a PhD in Medical Sciences in 2016 from the same institution. Dr. Stefanini is an ITI Fellow, has sat on of the Editorial and the Scientific Committees of the Italian Society of Periodontology and continues to be an active member. She was a Visiting Professor at San Raffaele University Milan in 2015-2016 and taught a postgraduate program at the Dental School San Raffaele, University Milan and for the II level International Master at Bologna University in 2017. Dr. Stefanini is an expert in periodontology and has authored several publications in Pubmed, as well as speaking at national and international conferences on periodontology.