Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (NKUA)
Post graduate studies, Departments of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, NKUA
Dissertation, Departments of Biomaterials, NKUA and Oral Technology, School of Dentistry, University of Bonn, Germany
Academic and professional positions held
2023 Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics NKUA
2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics NKUA
2010 Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics NKUA
2003-2009 Research associate, Department of Orthodontics NKUA
Administrative and organizational experience
Supervisor of the orthodontic part of the epidemiological survey of the National Program “Assessment and Promotion of the Oral Health of the Hellenic Population”, 2013
Member of the editorial committee and reviewer and in several international and national journals
Research Grants and Contracts
Research grant for academics from the German Academic Exchange Service, 2014
Member of the research group that received the WJB Houston Memorial Research Scholarship, European Orthodontic Society, 2023
Awards and Honours
Recipient of the Align Technology Global Funding Awarded Towards Advancing Orthodontic and Dental Research for 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
Memberships
European Orthodontic Society,
Greek Association for Orthodontic Study & Research,
Greek Orthodontic Society,
Greek Society of Lingual Orthodontics,
Greek Orthodontic Aligner Society,
Hellenic Society of Odontostomatological Research
Research Theses – Books
Maximum bite force in children with unilateral crossbite, Master's degree in Oral Biology, Dental School, NKUA, 2002.
A comparative assessment of the forces and moments generated with various incisor intrusion biomechanics. Dissertation, Athens and Bonn, 2009.
Author of 9 book chapters, 2016-today
Selected publications in scientific journals
Palikaraki G, Mitsea A, Sifakakis I. Effect of mandibular third molars on crowding of mandibular teeth in patients with or without previous orthodontic treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Angle Orthod. 2024 Jan 1;94(1):122-132. doi: 10.2319/032323-205.1.
Katsigialou N, Sifakakis I, Zinelis S, Papageorgiou SN, Eliades T. Manual and mechanical stripping-induced enamel roughness and elemental composition in vivo. Eur J Orthod. 2023 May 31;45(3):250-257.
Tsironi K, Mylonopoulou IM, Pandis N, Vassilopoulos S, Sifakakis I, Papaioannou W. The effect of mastic mouthwash on halitosis and oral hygiene in orthodontic patients: a randomized clinical trial. Eur J Orthod. 2023 Nov 30;45(6):781-787. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjad036.
Roulias P, Mylonopoulou IM, Sifakakis I, Bourauel C, Eliades T. Thermo-mechanical properties in bending of a multizone nickel-titanium archwire: A retrieval analysis. Korean J Orthod. 2023 Mar 25;53(2):89-98.
Kakali L, Giantikidis I, Sifakakis I, Kalimeri E, Karamani I, Mavrogonatou E, Kloukos D. Fluctuation of bone turnover markers' levels in samples of gingival crevicular fluid after orthodontic stimulus: a systematic review. Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 4;11(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01860-w.
Roussos P, Mitsea A, Halazonetis D, Sifakakis I. Craniofacial shape in patients with beta thalassaemia: a geometric morphometric analysis. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 18;11(1):1686. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80234-z.
Papagiannis A, Koletsi D, Halazonetis DJ, Sifakakis I. Relapse 1 week after bracket removal: a 3D superimpositional analysis. Eur J Orthod. 2021 Apr 3;43(2):128-135. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjaa024.
Mylonopoulou IM, Sifakakis I, Berdouses E, Kavvadia K, Arapostathis K, Oulis CJ. Orthodontic Status and Orthodontic Treatment Need of 12- and 15-Year-Old Greek Adolescents: A National Pathfinder Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 10;18(22):11790. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211790.
Mirow E, Sifakakis I, Keilig L, Bourauel C, Patcas R, Eliades T, Dörsam I. Quantitative appraisal of bilateral sagittal split osteotomy impact on the loading of temporomandibular joint. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2020 Nov;111:103985.
Mortensen D, Gizani G, Salamara O, Sifakakis I, Tweetman S. Monitoring regression of post-orthodontic lesions with impedance spectroscopy: a pilot study. Eur J Orthod 2018