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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Research interests |
Research topics are focused
on oral hygiene, obstructive sleep apnea, oral habits, temporo mandibular
joint disorder |
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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) |
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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 |
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Clinical interests |
Clinical interests are
restricted to early orthodontics treatments, obstructive sleep apnea
and temporo mandibular joint disorder
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