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Contact data

Associate Professor
Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences
Via Piatti, 10 (Velate) - 21100 Varese - Italy
Tel: Italy-0332-825.663(623)
Fax: Italy-0332-825.655
E-mail: luca.levrini@uninsubria.it

 

Biography

Date of birth: May 3, 1967

Place of birth: COMO

Nationality: ITALIAN

1992-1994 Visiting student at Dental Dept at San Paolo Hospital in Milan

1994 Degree in Medicine at the State University of Milano with an experimental thesis on “Modifications of facial growth induced by functional-orthopedic therapy”

1995 Visiting Doctor of Medicine at Dental Dept, San Paolo Hospital in Milan, (Director Prof. Giorgio Vogel)

1995-2000 Visiting Doctor of Medicine at the Regional Centre for the treatment of labio-palatal clefts, Maxillo-facial surgery Dept, San Paolo Hospital in Milan (Director Prof. R. Brusati)

1997 Post-graduate in Orthodontics at University of Pavia in Varese (Director Prof. G. Nidoli)

1997-1998 Tutor in Orthodontics at Dental School of University of Milan (Director Prof. A Salvato)

1999-2001 Visiting professor Post-graduate School of Orthodontics University of Insubria

2001-2003 Associate Professorr at the University of Insubria

2002 University coordinator of the Dental education course Dlg. 386/98

2003-Present Assistant Professor in the Dental Dept. at the “Fondazione Macchi” Hospital in Varese

2003-Present Associate Professor of Orthodontics, University of Insubria, Varese

Charges in scientific societies

1995 Foundation member of "Il Cenacolo Odontostomatoloigco Prealpino” a scientific association

1998-2000 Councillor of Italian Association of Dentistry and Maxillo-facial Surgery Lombard section

2000-2002 Auditor of Italian Society for the Care of Cranio-facial Malformations

2000 Foundation Member of Italian Society of Lingual and Aesthetic orthodontics

2001-2003 Vice-President of Lombardy section of Italian Association of dentistry and maxillo-facial surgery

2003-2005 President of Lombardy section of Italian Association of dentistry and maxillo-facial surgery

2004-2006 Vice-President and Foundation Members of Italian Society of Interceptive and Myofunctional Orthodontics

Charges in journalism and scientific journals

1997 Member of “Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti”

1997-2002 Member of Press Office of Collegio dei Docenti di Odontoiatria

1999-2001 Head Press Office of Italia Association of Dentistry and Maxillo-facial Surgery

2000-2004 Head Press Office of Italian Society of Orthodontics

2000-2002 Head Press Office of Italian Association of Post-Graduated Orthodontists

2002-2004 Head Press Office of Association of Italian Dentists and of Catholic Association of Italian Dentists

2002-Present Head Press Office of Collegio dei Docenti di Odontoiatria

2000-Present Assistant Editor of “European Journal of Pediatric Dentistry”, published by Masson

2001-Present Editorial staff of “Doctor Os”, published by Aries Due

2002-Present Referee of “Equipe”, published by Aries Due

2004-Present Editorial staff “Panomarma Denatle”, published by Unidi

2004-Present Co-Editor “Rivista Italiana di Igiene Dentale”, published by Aries Due

2005-today Referee of “Minerva Stomatologica”, published by Minerva Medica
 

Qualifications and awards

1996 Winner of the Poster Session at the 14th National Congress of Italian Society of Orthodontics

1998 Winner of the Poster Session at the 5th Congresso Nazionale del Collegio dei Docenti

2001 Second classified at the Orthodontics Poster Session at the 8th Congresso Collegio dei Docenti.

2002 Winner at the Orthodontics Poster Session at the 9th Congresso Nazionale del Collegio dei Docenti
 

Research interests

Research topics are focused on oral hygiene, obstructive sleep apnea, oral habits, temporo mandibular joint disorder
 

Teaching experience and appointments

School of Dentistry: Gnatology (V semester), Prosthetic Dentistry I (VII semester), Prosthetic Dentistry II (VIII semester)

School of Dental Hygiene: Clinical diagnosis in dentistry (II semester), Gnatology (V semester) and Prosthetic Dentistry (V semester)
Post graduated course in of Orthodontics: Gnatology (II year), Preventive dentistry (III year)
 

Representative  publications

Books

- Inteceptive orthodontics
Ed Martina, Bologna, 2000

- Oral hygiene in orthodontic (IT)
Ed Masson, Milano, 1999

Book Chapters
- Historical evolution of myofunctional therapy (IT)
in “Myofiunctional Therapy”. Ed Masson, Milano, 1997

- Phonetic rieducation (IT)
In “Myofunctional Therapy”. Ed Masson, Milano, 1997

- Orthdontic approce for the treatment of sleep apnea syndrome (IT)
in “Sleep in Italy”. Ed Poletto, Milano, 1997

- Mandibular advancer in the treatment or sleep apnea syndrome (IT)
In “Breathing pathology in sleep, not only OSAS”. Ed Levante, Bari 2001

- Thumb sucking
In “Swallowing”. Ed Omega, Torino, 2001

Articles
- Skeletal and dental modification produced by the Bionator III appliance
American Journal of Orthodontic, 114: 40-44, 1998

- Ideal treatment timing for thumb sucking
Italian Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2: 31-34, 1999

- Active mandibular protrusion in the rational treatment of scheletal class II malocclusion
Minerva Stomatologica, 48: 171-180, 1999

- Rehabilitation, using prosthetic implants, in patients with cancer of the oral cavity (IT)
Minerva Stomatologica, 6: 43-36, 1999

- A fan-shaped maxillary expander.
Journal of Clinical Orthodontics 33: 642-643, 1999

- Philippe Self-Ligating Lingual Brackets
Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, 34: 42-45, 2002

- Consistency of diet and its effects on mandibular morphogenesis in the young rat
Progress in Orthodontic 4: 3-7, 2002

- Scanning electron microscopy evaluation of the link between a new dentinal desensitizer and dentine
Minerva Stomatologica 52:413-425, 2003

- Guidelines for the diagnosis of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (IT)
Minerva Pediatrica 56 :239-53, 2004
 

Clinical interests

Clinical interests are restricted to early orthodontics treatments, obstructive sleep apnea and temporo mandibular joint disorder

 

 
   
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