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Master's and Research Theses

1992-1996 Dr. Abraham Kyriakides (Cyprus)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Quantitative and qualitative examination of repair of orthodontic root resorption during force application
1992-1996 Dr. Costas Ergatoudes (Cyprus)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Change in stress magnitude during active and retention phases of rapid-maxillary-expansion treatment
1993-1996 Dr. Tali Gazit Rappaport (Israel)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Change in TDCP (tightness of dental contact point) levels during orthodontic treatment of non-extraction cases
1993-1996 Dr. Michele Giaretta (Italy)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Change in TDCP (tightness of dental contact point) levels during orthodontic treatment of extraction cases
1996-1999 Dr. Andre Contopoulou (Greece)
Supervisors: Prof. I. Kafe, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Change in bone density during molar distalization
1996 - 1997 Student: Dr. Pangiota Avramidou (Greece)
Supervisor: Y. Shapira
Thesis: Dental anomalies in cleft lip and palate
1997 - 1998 Student: Dr. Vassilis Kalamatas (Greece)
Supervisor: Y. Shapira
Thesis: Mandibular canine position in the crowded
mandibular anterior segment
1996-1999

Dr. Schay Portal (Luxemburg)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon Thesis: In vivo and in vitro distribution of head gear forces and moments

1996-1999

Dr. Eleni Dre (Greece)
Supervisors: C. Nemcovsky, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Bone apposition in a defect area during
orthodontic tooth movement - an animal study

1996-1999 Dr. Unchaleeporn Punyaratanakul (Thailand)
Supervisorss: M.Slone, N. Shpack, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Indicators of orthodontic patient compliance
1996-2000

Dr. Mendy Gross (Israel)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Change in tightness of dental contact points during retention after non-extraction orthodontic treatment

1997-2001

Dr. Alex Balabanovsky (Israel)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon
Thesis: comparison between two debonding techniques; in vivo study

2000-2003 Dr. Simona Feldman-Herman (Israel)
Supervisors: C. Nemcovsky, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Influence of orthodontic tooth movement in healing
of alveolar bone defects - a histomorphic animal study
2000-2003

Dr. Shirley Shoenberger (Israel)
Supervisors: C. Nemcovsky, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Effect of distance from orthodontically moved tooth
in healing of alveolar bone defects - an animal study

2001 Dr. Eran Gleicher (Israel)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Effect on friction of orthodontic arch wires - due to
accumulation of materia alba; an ex-vivo study.
2001-2003 Dr. Thierry Levy (France)
Supervisors: M. Weinreb, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Root resortion of maxillary incisors after rapid
palatal expansion in felis catus. (cum laude).
2001-2003 Dr. Ioannis Floros (Greece)
Supervisors: S. Geron, N. Shpack, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Bonding accuracy of labial vs lingual techniques (cum laude).
2001 Dr. Nearchos Panayi (Cyprus)
Supervisors: M. Davidovitch, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Canine retraction and bone response using Edgewise vs tip-edge modified Begg appliances.
2001 Dr. Samuoil Kandos (Greece)
Supervisors: S. Geron, N. Shpack, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Maxillary loss of anchorage in labial vs lingual technique after extraction of upper premolars
2000-2003 Dr. Stathis Efstathiou (Cyprus)
Supervisor: M. Davidovitch, O. Sarne, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Skeletal and dental responses to rapid maxillary expansion using hyrax screw driven appliances - comparison of two techniques (cum laude).
2000-2003 Dr. Stefan Beckmann (Holland)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, N. Shpack, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Anterior and posterior component of force during occlusal load. (summa cum laude)
2001-2005 Dr. Poly Stylianou (Cyprus)
supervisor: S. Geron, M. Davidovitch, . A.Vardimon
Thesis: The effect of - Technique (labial vs lingual) Treatment plan (extraction vs non-extraction), Angle classification (class I vs class II), transverse Arch Dimension and curve of Spee on final torque values (cum laude)
2001-2004 Suteeta Disthaporn (Thailand)
Supervisors: Idit Barkana, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Identification of gene expressed in cultural human periodontal ligament cells, under tensile force, using DNA microarray analysis (summa cum laude).
2001

Dr. Christina Katsirma (Greece)
Supervisors: Y. Shapira, M. Davidovitch, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Rapid vs slow maxillary expansion evaluation of the skeletal and dental response.

2001 Dr. Itschack Davidov (Isreal)
Supervisors: E. Winocur, E. Gazit, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Centric-slide bite force and muscle tenderness changes, over a period of six months after orthodontic treatment
2001 Dr. Yoav Shapinko (Israel)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, N. Shpack, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Effect of presence and absence of the maxillary
second molars on the distalization of the first molars using
headgear.
2001 Dr. Alexandar Moutaftchiev (Bulgaria)
Supervisors: Z. Abraham, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Change in lower and upper lip position in relation to both upper and lower incisor retraction. Using www.cephx.com, a prediction was made with the Holdaway VTO method and compared to actual cases.
2001 Dr. Bruno Curiel (France)
Supervisors: Y. Shapira, A. Vardimon
Thesis: Evaluation of dental and skeletal response and TMJ
positions after Herbst appliance treatment.
2001-2004

Dr. Evangelia Stamou (Greece)
Supervisors: M. Rosenberg, M. Davidovitch
Thesis: Risk factors associated with halitosis.

2002 Dr. Eleni Alexopoulou (Greece)
Supervisors: I. Barkana, C. Nemkovsky
Thesis: The effect of Enamel Matrix Proteins (EMP) on the
expression of osteogenic genes in subpopulations of
periodontal ligament cells, in vitro.
2004-2007 Dr. Dana Gazit (Israel)
Supervisors: A.D. Vardimon, R. Bar-Ness Greenstein
Thesis: The effect of diverse hygienic protocols in preventing bacterial adherence to Invisalign aligners
2004-2007 Dr Aliki Rontogianni (Greece)
Supervisors: T. Brosh, Dr. O. Sarne A.D. Vardimon
Thesis: Effect of time on the durability of orthodontic elastics
2004-2007 Dr. Andreas Loizou (Cyprus)
Supervisors: N. Shpack, T. Brosh, A.D. Vardimon
Thesis: The effect of high/low bite force on the Tightness of Dental Contact Point
2004-2007 Dr. Celine Soussan (France)
Supervisors: AD Vardimon, S Calderon and M. Weinreb
Thesis: Enamel width at the dental contact area and feasibility of interproximal reduction
2004-2007 Dr. Nikolaos V. Lianopoulos (Greece)
Supervisors: A.D. Vardimon, R. Sarig
Thesis: Morphological Characteristics of the Inteproximal Contact Area in the Permanent Dentition
2004-2007 Dr. Danny Robbins (Mexico)
Supervisors: A. D. Vardimon and Dr. T. Brosh
Thesis: Strains developed during Invisalign treatment
2004-2007 Dr. Tamar Finkelstein (Israel)
Supervisors: Y. Shapira A.D. Vardimon
Thesis: Mandibular second molar impaction; prevalence and characteristics

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