The Doctor

Ο Dr. Georgios Litsas is a graduate of the School of Dentistry of AUTh. (no. 711 / 17-03-1993) after success in the Panhellenic exams. He holds the Dental specialty of Orthodontics (No: 114 / 23-1-2006) after three years of specialization (2002-2005) and examinations (KESY no. 3 / 22-9-2005) according to the Greek legislation on medical specialties. In addition, he is a graduate of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Tufts University in Boston (1995-1998) and holds a Master's degree (No. 18-194 / 2004) and a Ph.D. in Orthodontics (No. 28740/2005).

He is married and the father of two children.

Member

  • Greek Orthodontic Society
  • Greek Association for Orthodontic Study & Research
  • European Orthodontic Society
  • World Association of Orthodontists
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Publications

George Litsas, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D

Pediatric Orthodontics: Theory and Practice


eISBN: 978-1-68108-609-5, 2018

ISBN: 978-1-68108-610-1

Book Information

Selective publications

2017
“Clinical Management of the Impacted Maxillary Canines. Review and Report of Cases”
George Litsas EC Dental Science 12.4 (2017): 168-178
2016
Dental and Chronological Ages as Determinants of Peak Growth Period and Its Relationship with Dental Calcification Stages
George Litsas and Alessandra Lucchese. The Open Dentistry Journal 2016; 10: 99-108
2016
Dental calcification stages as determinants of the peak growth period
George Litsas, Athanasios E. Athanasiou, Ioulia Ioannidou-Marathiotou, Moschos A. Papadopoulos, Vassilis Karagiannis. J Orofac Orthop/Fortschritte der Kieferorthopädie 2016; 77:341–349
2015
Growth Hormone and Craniofacial tissues. An update.
Open Dent J. 2015 Jan 30;9:1-8
2013
Growth Hormone therapy and Craniofacial Bones. A Comprehensive Review
Oral Dis. 2013 Sep;19(6):559-67.
2011
Crohn’s disease of the mouth: report of a case.
Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2011 Sep;12(3):198-200
2011
A Review of Early Displaced Maxillary Canines: Etiology, Diagnosis and Interceptive Treatment.
Open Dent J 16;5:39-47.
2010
Growth indicators in orthodontic patients. Part 1: Comparison of cervical vertebral maturation and hand-wrist skeletal maturation.
Eur J Paediatr Dent. 11(4):171-5.
2010
Growth indicators in orthodontic patients. Part 2: Comparison of cervical bone age to hand-wrist skeletal age. Relationship with chronological age.
Eur J Paediatr Dent 11(4):176-80.
2010
Effect of full mouth rehabilitation on the amount of Streptococcus mutans in children with Early Childhood Caries
Eur J Paediatr Dent 11(1):35-8.

Selective announcements in scientific conferences

2019
Orthodontics and Systemic Diseases
4th Hellenic Stomatology Congress
2018
Congenital missing lateral incisors: Closing or Opening the Spaces
38th Hellenic Dental Congress
2018
Orthodontic Treatment of Open Bite

Hellenic Orthodontic Congress

2018
Presentation of e-Book

Dental Conference of West Macedonia

2017
Orthodontics and dentistry in mixed dentistry. A two-way relationship

37th Hellenic Dental Congress

2015
Dental Anomalies and Orthodontic Treatment

G.Litsas*. 46 SIDO International Orthodontic Congress, 29-31 Οκτωβρίου, Milan, Italy

2015
Dental calcification stages as determinants of peak growth period

G. Litsas*, Athanasios E. Athanasiou , Ioulia Ioannidou-Marathiotou , Vassilis Karagiannis.

91οCongress of the European Orthodontic Society, 13-18 June, Venice-Italy

2014
Timing of orthodontic treatment. Cervical bone age vs Hand-wrist skeletal Age.

International Orthodontic Congress (SIDO), Florence, Italy

2014
Skeletal Class III in the mixed dentition period. Etiology and therapy.

Annual Dental Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece

2013
Diagnosis and treatment of impacted canines

Annual Pedodontic Conference Nafplio

2013
Correlation between skeletal and dental age in orthodontic patients

Annual orthodontic conference Thessaloniki

2012
Correlation between dental, chronological and skeletal age in orthodontic patients

Annual Greek Dental Congress, Alexandroupoli

2011
Bone age estimation in Orthodontics

87th congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Istanbul

2011
i) Mini-screws in Orthodontics
ii) Tooth agenesis and Orthodontic treatment

Annual Greek Dental conference

2010
Temporary anchorage application in Orthodontics

15th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society

2009
Chronological age and initiation of orthodontic treatment

Annual Greek Dental Congress

2008
Cooperation between orthodontist and dentist to treat the impacted canines

Annual Greek Orthodontic Congress, Athens

2006
Assessing Skeletal Maturation by means of lateral Cephalometric

Annual Greek Orthodontic Congress, Athens

2005
Do we really need hand-wrist radiographs?

International Orthodontic Congress Paris, France

2004
Palatal implants and orthodontic treatment

Annual Greek Dental Congress

1998
Effect of full mouth rehabilitation on the amount of Streptococcus mutans in children with Early Childhood Caries

76th General Session of the IADR, Nice, France

1997
TMJ considerations during orthodontic treatment in the mixed dentition

Annual meeting of American Academyof Pediatric Dentistry, Philadelphia, USA

1997
Behavior management techniques for the non-speaking child

9 th Annual meeting of Federation of Special Care Organizations in Dentistry, Chicago, USA