Biographies of Authors and Editors
Esposito, Marco Ph.D., D.D.S.
Research Scientist
Göteborg University, Institute of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Box 420, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
E-mail: marco.esposito@anatcell.gu.se
Web-site: www.biomaterials.gu.se
Marco Esposito obtained the Degree in Dental Surgery (DDS) at the University of Pavia, Italy, with first class honors in 1990. Since 1991 he has conducted experimental and clinical research in the area of oral implantology. In 1999 he presented a Ph.D. thesis in Biomaterials entitled ÒOn biological failures of osseointegrated oral implantsÓ at Göteborg University, Sweden. He received postgraduate clinical training in Periodontology (Göteborg University) and Oral Implantology (Uppsala University). Dr. Esposito was coordinator for the Swedish National Biomaterials School program 1999-2000. He is currently a guest researcher at NIOM (Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials) in Norway. His main research interests are performance evaluation, failure mechanisms, treatment strategies and factors associated with success/failure of osseointegrated oral implants/prostheses. He is the responsible reviewer for the systematic review on oral implants for the Cochrane Collaboration.
