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Vol 25 issue 1

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Vasile Burlui, Prof. PhD,
Member of the Medical Sciences Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)

DEPUTY EDITORS
Sorin Andrian, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania), Carmen Stadoleanu, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)

SECRETARY EDITORS
Laura Ecaterina Romila, Assist. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania), Alexandra Burlui, Univ. Assist. PhD
(Iaşi‑Romania)
Translation: Cristina Irimia (Iaşi, Romania)

EDITORIAL BOARD_______________________
Leonard Ionuţ Atanase, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Adriana Bălan, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Sorana Baciu, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Cluj-Napoca-Romania)
Florian Dorel Bodog, Prof. PhD (Oradea-Romania)
Alexandru Vasile Burlui, Univ. Assistant PhD Student
(Iaşi – Romania)
Irina Draga Căruntu, Prof. PhD, Associate Member of
the Medical Sciences Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
Anca Silvia Dumitriu, Prof. PhD (“Carol Davila” University
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest‑Romania
Vasile Chiriţa, Prof. PhD, Associate Member of
the Medical Sciences Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
Alexandru Vlad Ciurea, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Morris Clark, Prof. DDS Oro‑Maxillo‑Facial Surgery
and Anesthesiology, Faculty of Dentistry,
University of Colorado
Mariana Constantiniuc, Prof. PhD (Cluj-Napoca-
Romania)
George Costin, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Oana Cucoveică, Univ. Assistant PhD Student
(Iaşi – Romania)
Oana Daraba, Lecturer PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Jacques Desbrieres, Prof. PhD (Pau, France)
Bogdan Dimitriu, Prof. PhD (Bucharest, Romania)
Carmen Dorobăţ, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Letiţia Doina Duceac, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Mihaela Adina Dumitrache, Assoc. Prof. PhD
(Bucharest‑Romania)
Horia Dumitriu, Prof. PhD, Associate Member of
the Medical Sciences Academy (Bucharest‑Romania
Lucian Eva, Assist. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Gabriela Haliţchi, Lecturer PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Alexandru Andrei Iliescu, Assistant Prof. PhD
(Craiova‑Romania)
Mona Ionaş, Prof. PhD (Sibiu‑Romania)
Constantin Iordache, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Gianina Iovan, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Mihai Luchian, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Silvia Mârţu, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Gabriela Mihalache, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Catalina Morăraşu, Prof. PhD (Saint Paul‑USA)
Mihaela Moscu, Assoc.PhD (Iaşi, Romania)
Lavinia Negruţiu, Prof. PhD (Timisoara-Romania)
Luminiţa Nica, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Timisoara-Romania)
Doina Onisei, Prof. PhD (Arad – Romania)
Adriana Pirte, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Oradea-Romania)
Marcel Popa, Prof. PhD (Iaşi, Romania)
Sorin Popşor, Prof. PhD (Targu Mures-Romania)
Elena Rezuş, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Ciprian Rezuş, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Carol Stanciu, Prof. PhD, Member of the Romanian
Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
J.R. Strub, Prof. PhD (Freiburg‑Germany)
Melinda Szekely, Prof. PhD (Targu Mures-Romania)
Ligia Vaida, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Oradea-Romania)
Constantin Vârlan, Prof. PhD, (Bucharest, Romania)
D.P. Vinuth, MDS, Assist. Prof. (Jabalpur-India)
Irina Zetu, Prof PhD (Iaşi – Romania)

ADVISORY BOARD_______________________
Ashish Aggarwal, BDS, MDS, Assistant Prof.,
Institute of Dental Sciences (Bareilly‑India)
Daniela Boişteanu, Assoc. Prof. PhD, Associate Member
of the Medical Science Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
Beate Brand‑Saberi, Prof. PhD (Bochum‑Germany)
Alexandru Bucur, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Roxana Chiriţa, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Yves Commissionat, Prof. PhD MD (Paris‑France)
Vito Casella (Napoli‑Italy)
Gerald Gitsch, Prof. PhD (Freiburg‑Germany)
Andrei Iliescu, Prof. PhD, Member of the Medical
Sciences Academy (Bucharest‑Romania)
Rodica Luca, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Claude Matasă, Prof. PhD (San Diego‑USA)
Adam Maxim, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
George Morăraşu, Prof. PhD (Minnesota Roseville‑USA)
Friedrich Paulsen, Prof. PhD (Erlangen Nurnberg‑
Germany)
Alexandru Petre, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Luciano Poli, Prof. PhD (Pisa-Italy)
Herve Reychler, Prof. (Brussels‑Belgium)
Sorin Riga, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Mariana Sabău, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Sibiu‑Romania)
Dragoş Stanciu, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Horia‑Nicolai L. Teodorescu, Prof. PhD, Member of
the Romanian Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
Teodor Trăistaru, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Georgeta Zegan, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
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