**About the Editors**

**Marco Cicci `u**, Associate Professor. His fields of study include the technology of materials used in prostheses and implantology, biomaterials, and bone regeneration. He is the author of numerous publications in international journals and has been a speaker at many courses and conferences. He graduated in Dentistry at the University of Catania with a thesis written in collaboration with the Bioengineering Department on chewing load and stress distribution. In 2005, he obtained the title of PhD in Interceptive Orthodontics at the University of Catania and currently teaches Prosthetics and Dental Materials at the Degree Course in Dentistry of the University of Messina. In March 2017, he obtained the national scientific qualification as a full-time professor.

**Luca Fiorillo**, graduated with honors from the University of Messina as DDS in 2015, with a thesis entitled "Clinical differences between implants placed in native bone and implants placed in regenerated bone". In 2017, he achieved a second level master with honors in "Complex Oral Rehabilitations" at the University of Catania. Since 2018, he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Messina in the teaching of "Rehabilitative Dentistry". In 2019, he specialized in Oral Surgery at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" in Naples. He has been a PhD student in "Bioengineering applied to Medical Sciences" at the University of Messina since 2019. In addition to authoring numerous scientific publications on oral medicine and dental materials in international, high impact journals with numerous citations, he is also an Editorial Board Member and speaker at national and international congresses.

**Rosa De Stefano**, graduated with honors from the University of Messina in 2014 and finished her second level master in "Psychodiagnosis and psychological evaluation" at LUMSA University of Rome in 2016. In 2019, she completed a postgraduate and higher education course entitled "The Parental Coordinator" at the University of Messina. Since 2020, she has been a subject expert in the teaching of "Psychiatry" at the University of Messina. She currently specializes in "Cognitive behavioral psychotherapy" at the Academy of Cognitive Behavioral Sciences of Calabria in Lamezia Terme. As well as being the author of numerous scientific publications on psychology, psychiatry, and oral medicine in international, high impact journals with numerous citations, she is also an Editorial Board Member and speaker at the national congress.
