{"id":19342,"date":"2026-05-06T08:36:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudiperio.org\/conference\/?page_id=19342"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:52:30","slug":"dr-nicola-discepoli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saudiperio.org\/conference\/speakers\/dr-nicola-discepoli\/","title":{"rendered":"DR. NICOLA DISCEPOLI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19342\" class=\"elementor elementor-19342\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb4cf48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb4cf48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08a966f\" data-id=\"08a966f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5eb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5eb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PARTICIPATIONs:\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b2225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b2225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>SESSION NO.<\/b><\/strong>: 3,\u00a0 <b>DATE<\/b>: November 13, 2026, Friday\u00a0 (2nd Day),\u00a0 \u00a0<b>TIME<\/b>: Morning Session<\/p><p><b>SESSION THEME:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cLess is More: The Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP)\u2019s Journey Towards Periodontal Tissue Regeneration\u201d &#8211; Special Session for the SIdP &#8211; Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology<\/p><p><b>Presentation Title<\/b>: \u201c<b><i>T<\/i><\/b><b><i>o Graft or Not to Graft? 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NICOLA DISCEPOLI<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922a92b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"922a92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Graduated in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics in 2003 from the University of Siena, with highest honours.<\/li><li>Obtained the Board certification of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) in 2011. In the same year, he was awarded an M.Sc. in Periodontology and Implantology (European Federation of Periodontology Certificate) from the Complutense University of Madrid (Madrid, Spain).<\/li><li>In 2016, he obtained a Ph.D. from the Complutense University of Madrid (Madrid, Spain).<\/li><li>In 2020, he was awarded an M.Sc. in Research Methodology in Biomedical Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.<\/li><li>Holds the position of Professor of Periodontology at the Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena.<\/li><li>Coordinates the Periodontology Unit and directs the second-level residential Master&#8217;s programme in Clinical Periodontology.<\/li><li>An active member and board of the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fbab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12fbab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lecture Abstract:\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6898f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6898f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regenerative periodontal surgery relies on the interplay between wound stabilization, space maintenance, and biological signaling. The expanding array of available biomaterials \u2014 including bone substitutes, barrier membranes, and biologically active agents \u2014 has paradoxically complicated clinical decision-making. This review proposes a simplified, biologically driven framework for biomaterial selection, shifting focus from material-centric protocols to the enhancement of the regenerative microenvironment. By prioritizing angiogenesis, clot stability, and cell recruitment over graft volume alone, clinicians can rationalize indications for grafting versus non-grafting approaches. Evidence-based criteria are discussed to guide site-specific decisions, ultimately improving predictability while reducing procedural complexity in everyday clinical practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f621974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f621974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry Partner\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d71df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89d71df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/saudiperio.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image27.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19262\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARTICIPATIONs: SESSION NO.: 3,\u00a0 DATE: November 13, 2026, Friday\u00a0 (2nd Day),\u00a0 \u00a0TIME: Morning Session SESSION THEME:\u00a0\u201cLess is More: The Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP)\u2019s Journey Towards Periodontal Tissue Regeneration\u201d &#8211; Special Session for the SIdP &#8211; Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology Presentation Title: \u201cTo Graft or Not to Graft? 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