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Prof. Dr. Eiji Tanaka is a professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan. After graduating from Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry in 1988, he went on to complete his Ph.D. in 1993. He obtained special orthodontic licenses in 1993, 2000, and 2023. He took up his current post in 2008, and in May 2015, he was also appointed Distinguished Adjunct Professor at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia. His research centers on the biomechanics of the temporomandibular joint, the application of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in dental tissue engineering, and the development of orthodontic miniscrews. He is the author of over 310 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Notably, a review article he published in the Journal of Dental Research in 2008 was selected as one of the top 10 most-cited publications in the field of temporomandibular disorders. Furthermore, he has been recognized as one of the top 2% cited scientists every year since 2021.

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Prof. Dr. Kotaro Tanimoto is a professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial and Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Japan. He graduated from Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry in 1992. He obtained the orthodontic specialist certification in 2000 and a Ph.D. in 2001. He took up his current post in 2013. His research interest has been the pathology of temporomandibular joint disorders and the regeneration of bone and cartilage. He is the author of over 191 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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Prof. Dr. Louis G. Mercuri is a Cum Laude graduate of Georgetown University School of Dentistry, Washington, DC. He received his Certification and Master of Science degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Mercuri is a Life Member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, a Retired Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the recipient of the 2009 Oral and Maxillofacial Foundation Research Recognition Award and the 2010 William J. Gies Foundation Distinguished Achievement Award in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In 2011, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the Faculty of Dental Surgery. In 2020, the American Society of TMJ Surgeons created the Louis G. Mercuri Lifetime Achievement Award, for which he was the inaugural recipient. Dr. Mercuri has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 50 book chapters, and has authored 2 books related to alloplastic TMJ replacement. He has given over 500 invited presentations at both national and international meetings. Dr. Mercuri is presently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago, President of the UIC Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion, Nano and Regenerative Medicine, and a Clinical Consultant for Stryker/TMJ Concepts, Ventura, CA.