Spyridon (Spyros) Damaskos
Assistant ProfessorPhone: (+30) 210-746-1278 Mailing Address: |
Education / Qualifications
- 1983: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), School of Dentistry, Aristotles University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- 1997: Doctoral Degree (PhD), National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Academic and Professional positions held
- 1984-1985: Clinical Assistant, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 251 Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
- 2001-2009: Lecturer, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, NKUA.
- 2009-2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, NKUA
- 2012-2013: Post Doctoral training in Dento-MaxilloFacial Radiology, Department of Oral Radiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
- 2014-2015: Researcher with assignments of Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Radiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
- 2014-present: National Representative in the Central Board of the European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (EADMFR).
- 2014-present: Member of the Research Committee of the European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (EADMFR).
- 2015-present: Assistant Professor Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, NKUA.
- 2015-present: Research Fellow, Department of Oral Radiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
Research Theses-Web sites-Books
- Damaskos S. (1997). Photoplethysmographic method for determination of variations of the gingival microcirculation. (Published doctoral thesis). NKUA, Athens, Greece.
- Head and Neck Anatomy in CBCT; multiplanar evaluation of the volumetric data. (http://www.onderwijs.acta.nl/studieweb/cooarticulatestoryline/cbct2/story.html)
- Co-author with Prof. K. Tsiklakis the chapters “A4, B13 and B27” in the K. Tsiklakis’s and Aik. Karayianni’s Textbook of “Oral Diagnosis and Radiology”. Publisher LITSAS LTD 2018
- Spyros Damaskos and Antigoni Delantoni “CBCT Anatomical Imaging” in Atlas of Dentomaxillofacial Anatomical Imaging eds. Antigoni Delantoni and Kaan Orhan (Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2022) 83
Membership
- Member of the International Association of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (IADMFR),
- Founding member of the Εuropean Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (EADMFR),
- Founding member of the Hellenic Society of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology.
- Member of Hellenic Society of Odostomatological Research.
- Member of Hellenic Society of Oral Pathology.
- Member of Hellenic Society of Oral Lasers Applications (HELSOLA).
- Member of Hellenic Society of Osseointegration
Selected publications in scientific journals
- Theodoridis C, Damaskos S, Angelopoulos C. Frequency and Clinical Significance of Incidental Findings on CBCT Imaging: a Retrospective Analysis of Full-Volume Scans. J Oral Maxillofac Res. 2024 Mar 31;15(1):e5. doi: 10.5037/jomr.2024.15105. PMID: 38812950; PMCID: PMC11131377.
- Barka M, Donta C, Damaskos S, Chatzipetros E, Angelopoulos C. Evaluation of anatomical variants and pathological findings of the maxillary sinus prior to sinus floor elevation: A Cone Beam CT retrospective study in 660 patients. J Clin Exp Dent. 2024 Jun 1;16(6):e740-e748. doi: 10.4317/jced.61624. PMID: 39130358; PMCID: PMC11310974.
- Chatzipetros E, Tsiklakis K, Donta C, Damaskos S, Angelopoulos C. Morphological Assessment of Nasopalatine Canal Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Retrospective Study of 124 Consecutive Patients. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 May 18;13(10):1787. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13101787. PMID: 37238271; PMCID: PMC10217395.
- Chatzipetros E, Damaskos S, Tosios KI, Christopoulos P, Donta C, Kalogirou EM, Yfanti Z, Tsiourvas D, Papavasiliou A, Tsiklakis K. The effect of nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan scaffolds on rat calvarial defects for bone regeneration. Int J Implant Dent. 2021 May 24;7(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s40729-021-00327-w. PMID: 34027572; PMCID: PMC8141479
- Chatzipetros E, Yfanti Z, Christopoulos P, Donta C, Damaskos S, Tsiambas E, Tsiourvas D, Kalogirou EM, Tosios KI, Tsiklakis K. Imaging of nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan scaffolds using a cone beam computed tomography device on rat calvarial defects with histological verification. Clin Oral Investig. 2020 Jan;24(1):437-446. doi: 10.1007/s00784-019-02939-4. Epub 2019 May 18. PMID: 31104110.
- Andrikopoulou E, Kourtis S, Damaskos S, Tsiklakis K. Detecting bone changes along dental implants, after immediate or delayed loading, using digital subtraction on cropped panoramic radiographs. A prospective clinical trial with minimum 3-year follow up. J Osseointegr 2019;11(1):11-20.https://doi.org/10.23805/JO.2019.11.01.03
- Damaskos S, Syriopoulos K, Sens RL, Politis C. An Investigation of the Morphology of the Petrotympanic Fissure Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography. J Oral Maxillofac Res. 2018 Mar 31;9(1):e4. doi: 10.5037/jomr.2018.9104.
- Da Silveira HL, Busanello FH, Nedel C, Vizzotto MB, Damaskos S. Are dental and periapical status related to incidental findings of calcifications along the course of the internal carotid artery in cone-beam computed tomography. J Oral Maxillofac Radiol 2017;5:74-80
- Damaskos S, da Silveira HL, Berkhout EW. Severity and presence of atherosclerosis signs within the segments of internal carotid artery: CBCT's contribution. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016;122:89-97.
- da Silveira HL, Damaskos S, Arús NA, Tsiklakis K, Berkhout EW. The presence of calcifications along the course of internal carotid artery in Greek and Brazilian populations: a comparative and retrospective cone beam CT data analysis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016;121:81-90.
- Damaskos S, Aartman IH, Tsiklakis K, van der Stelt P, Berkhout WE. Association between extra- and intracranial calcifications of the internal carotid artery: a CBCT imaging study. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2015;44:20140432.
- Damaskos S, Tsiklakis K, Syriopoulos K, van der Stelt P. Extra- and intra-cranial arterial calcifications in adults depicted as incidental findings on cone beam CT images. Acta Odontol Scand. 2015;73:202-9.
- Lyros, I., Fora, E., Damaskos, S., Stanko, P., Tsolakis, A. An incidental finding on a diagnostic CBCT: a case report. Aust Orthod J. 2014;30:67-71.
- Farmakis, Eleftherios Terry R.; Damaskos, Spyridon1; Konstandinidis, Christos2. Cone beam computed tomography imaging as a diagnostic tool in determining root fracture in endodontically treated teeth. Saudi Endodontic Journal 2(1):p 22-28, Jan–Apr 2012. | DOI: 10.4103/1658-5984.104418
- Griniatsos J, Damaskos S, Tsekouras N, Klonaris C, Georgopoulos S. Correlation of calcified carotid plaques detected by panoramic radiograph with risk factors for stroke development. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2009;108:600-3.
- Damaskos S, Griniatsos J, Tsekouras N, Georgopoulos S, Klonaris C, Bastounis E, Tsiklakis K. The reliability of Panoramic Radiograph for carotid atheroma detection: a study in patients who fulfill the criteria for carotid endarterectomy. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008;106:736-42
- Kostas Tsiklakis, Spyros Damaskos, Demos Kalyvas, Kety Nicopoulou-Karayianni, Paul F. Van der Stelt. The use of digital subtraction radiography to evaluate bone healing after surgical removal of radicular cysts. Oral Radiology.2005;21:56-61.
- Spyridon Damaskos, Kostas Tsiklakis, Eugenia Pierrakou and George Kogias. Photoplethysmographic method for determination of variations of the gingival microcirculation. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Today. “Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Osaka, Japan, 1999” pp: 308-315.
Areas of scientific interest
- Atherosclerosis
- CT, MRI, and CBCT imaging