Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Dentistry - Greece

The Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Implant Biology is involved in the following fields of research:
Initiation, progression and arrest of caries lesion
Acidogenic and cariogenic potential of foods
Enamel microhardness
Determination of fluoride concentration in aqueous solutions
Epidemiology of dental caries and periodontal diseases
Implementation of preventive programmes in groups of different age and caries risk
Immunology and Microbiology of periodontal diseases
Tissue repair in treatment of recessions with or without guided tissue regeneration
Systemic diseases and periodontal diseases
Study of biomaterials in animals in conjunction with guided tissue and bone regeneration.
Department of Dento-alveolar/Implant Surgery and Radiology
Research activities
Use of eterologous grafts and membranes of guided bone regeneration on reconstruction of osseous defects.
Action of morphogenic proteins (augmentation factors) in bone regeneration.
Osseointegration control in implantology.
Dento-alveolar esthetic surgery.
Control of radiographic plates' characteristics and intensifying screens.
New radiology techniques.
New approaches in radioprotection.
Quality control of digital radiography.
Digital substraction radiography.
Control of action and toxicity of local anesthetic solutions by electrophysical recordings in vitro and in vivo.