Clinical Guide to Accelerated Orthodontics With a Focus on Micro-Osteoperforations

Mani Alikhani , MSc, DMD, PhD, is the founder and Director of the Consortium for Translational Orthodontic Research (CTOR; orthodonticscientist.org). He is a faculty at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and The Forsyth Institute (Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts). He is a Visiting Professor in Orthodontics at Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Stomatology, China. He serves as a reviewer for many scientific journals and an editorial board member for  PLOS ONE ,  Seminars in Orthodontics , and  Journal of Tissue Science & Engineering . He also serves as a reviewer in many NIH (National Institutes of Health) Study Sections. Dr. Alikhani has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and books; one of which is the first animated e-book in orthodontics - Mechanotherapy in Orthodontics . Dr. Alikhani’s research is supported by NIH and several international foundations, and his research efforts in orthodontics and bone biology have produced many patented innovations in clinical orthodontics. Dr. Alikhani has  private orthodontic practices in New York and New Jersey.