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Orthodontist specializing in early interceptive treatment, interdisciplinary orthodontics, and management of missing lateral incisors. Former President and Active Member of the Angle Society of Europe. Private practice in Trento, Northern Italy.

Over 43 years of clinical and academic experience in orthodontics. Graduated as Medical Doctor (1981), followed by postgraduate studies in Dentistry and Orthodontics. Inventor of the Marco Rosa appliance for rapid palatal expansion anchored on deciduous teeth in mixed dentition, enabling early skeletal correction without touching permanent teeth. Pioneer in developing protocols for aesthetic and functionally justified space closure in agenesis cases. Winner of 2016 Dewel Memorial Award from American Association of Orthodontists.

International lecturer teaching extensively on early orthodontic treatment, biomechanics, and interdisciplinary treatment planning. Visiting Professor at Insubria University, Italy. Certified by both European Board of Orthodontics and Italian Board of Orthodontics, highest level of diplomas. Honorary Member of Italian Academy of Orthodontists. Former President of Association of Italian Specialists in Orthodontics (ASSO, 1998-2001).

MD (1981). DDS. Specialist in Orthodontics (D. Orthod). Published extensively and lectures regularly on early intervention strategies, RPE techniques, treatment of posterior and anterior crossbite in mixed dentition, skeletal discrepancies management, and ortho-perio interdisciplinary approaches. Primary research interests include minimally invasive early treatment without permanent tooth extraction, biomechanical solutions for challenging cases, and long-term stability of early interventions.

ENT surgeon and sleep surgeon with a sub-specialty focus on tongue-tie, upper airway obstruction, and obstructive sleep apnea. Director of Sleep Surgery, The Breathe Institute, Los Angeles, California — an interdisciplinary airway center co-founded with myofunctional therapists and dental and orthodontic specialists. Private practice in Beverly Hills, California, treating both pediatric and adult patients.

Clinical expertise covers the full spectrum from minimally invasive functional frenuloplasty (tongue-tie and lip-tie release) to nasal surgery (septoplasty, turbinate reduction, Vivaer nasal valve remodeling), palatal procedures (tonsillectomy), maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), and maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) jaw surgery for severe obstructive sleep apnea — a uniquely broad surgical range enabling a truly graduated, stepwise treatment approach. Developed original functional assessment and grading protocols for lingual frenulum restriction — the Zaghi Lingual Frenulum Protocol — now used by clinicians worldwide. Author and co-author of 97+ peer-reviewed publications in the fields of neuroscience, head and neck surgery, and sleep-disordered breathing. International invited lecturer, author, and journal reviewer on diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing and tethered oral tissue disorders.

MD, Harvard Medical School. Residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), UCLA. Sleep Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University.

Neuromuscular dentist, craniofacial pain specialist, and dental sleep medicine practitioner; Founder and Chairman of The Right Bite Sleep & TMJ Pain Care® — a specialist chain of centers operating across South Asia (Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Trivandrum) and internationally (Manchester, Dubai, Jeddah). Consultant TMJ/Sleep Medicine specialist at KIMS Specialty Hospital (Trivandrum).

Pioneer of neuromuscular dentistry in South Asia — the first clinician in the region to introduce ULF-TENS and mandibular tracking (K7 system) into clinical practice (2004), and among the first to introduce ALF and DNA appliances for arch development and airway management in the subcontinent. Clinical practice integrates mandibular advancement devices, myofunctional therapy, and multimodal rehabilitation for obstructive sleep apnea, bruxism, craniofacial pain, and malocclusion-related airway compromise.

BDS; PhD; AACP–Tufts certified Dental Sleep Medicine Specialist — residency in "TMJ and Sleep Medicine," Tufts University, Boston (2011). MICCMO (Master of the International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics). Member of the American Association of Craniofacial Pain (AACP), International Functional Orthodontics Association (IFOA), and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM).

Orthodontist and researcher specializing in bruxism, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), orofacial pain, and sleep medicine. Private practitioner at Ortodonzia Adulti e Bambini Colonna & Albertini in Latisana, Udine, Italy. Research affiliate, University of Ferrara, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences.

Clinical practice covers orthodontic treatment across all age groups combined with functional diagnostics of bruxism and sleep-related orofacial disorders. Research activity focuses on the etiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and evidence-based management of sleep bruxism and awake bruxism, with an emphasis on instrumental and non-instrumental diagnostic tools. Co-author of international peer-reviewed publications on awake bruxism assessment and sleep bruxism in patients with sleep disorders, including collaborative work within the INfORM (International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology) network under Prof. Daniele Manfredini.

Leading Italian expert-tutor in evidence-based bruxism treatment. International lecturer on the clinical management of bruxism and TMD within interdisciplinary congresses and postgraduate programs.