Name of the research center: Orthodontic research center/ acronym ORTHO-CENTER

Director of the research center: Professor Camelia Alexandrina Szuhanek MD, PhD

Date of establishment/ acknowledgement: 05.03.2021

Research areas/ research opportunities:

The Research Center in Orthodontics was established in 2020 within the Orthodontic Discipline within the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara, Romania. Within the center, the full members (teachers of the Orthodontics Discipline), the associated members (doctoral students and residents), as well as internal collaborators (teachers from other disciplines) carry out their activity.

Here we study the maxillary dento anomalies in children and adolescents and develop new directions of digital diagnosis and orthodontic therapy, using the most modern trends in the field.

The center equipment:

  • 3D Scanner  Activity SmartOptics GMBH       
  • 3D Printer WithMe for dental models 
  • Audax soft for cephalometric analysis
  • compact pressure moulding unit Ministar from Scheu
  • Laptop, multifunctional printer,  Nikon photo camera
  • Dental units, light curing dental lamps, instruments.

 Research directions:

  • Research on the biomechanical behavior of dento-alveolar structures during orthodontic and surgical / orthodontic treatment.
  • Cephalometric research on dental and skeletal malocclusions
  • Planning interdisciplinary treatment in skeletal abnormalities with orthodontic and orthognathic approach.
  • Digital diagnosis, virtual treatment planning, 3D printing in orthodontics.
  • Sleep apnea- cephalometric investigations and clinical orthodontic approach
  • Interdisciplinary orthodontics.
  • Orthodontic implants
Members list:

Titular members:

Nr.

Name and surname of the titular member

(didactic/ research personnel)

Didactic/ research degree

1.

Szuhanek Camelia Alexandrina

Professor MD, PhD

Head of discipline

2.

Bratu Dana Cristina

Associate Professor MD, PhD

3.

Milutinovici Raluca

Assistant Lecturer MD, PhD

4.

Nagib Riham

Assistant Lecturer MD, PhD

5.

Popa Adelina

Assistant Lecturer, PhD student

6.

Popa George

Assistant Lecturer, PhD student

 

Associated members:

Nr.

Name and surname

Student, masters student, PhD student, postdoctoral student, auxilliary and non-teaching staff

1.

Moldovan Madalina

Orthodontics resident

2.

Mihai Ana Maria

Orthodontics resident

3.

Husanu Anca

Orthodontics resident

4.

Alexa Vlad

Orthodontics resident, PhD student

5.

Morar Adnana

Orthodontics resident

6.

Curta Daniela

Orthodontics resident

7.

Casalean Amalia

Orthodontics resident

8.

Pop Oana 

Orthodontics resident

9.

Stancioiu Andra

Orthodontics resident

10.

Filippo Di Paolantonio

Student

 

Internal collaborators:

Nr.

Name and surname

(didactic/ research personnel)

VBUMP Affiliation

(Discipline and department)

1.

Craciunescu Emanuela

Senior Lecturer MD, PhD

Orthodontics resident