Dr. Alessandro Bracci - Curriculum

Laurea con lode in Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria nel 1985 presso l’Università degli studi di Genova.

• Membro dell’ International Board “Bruxism Consensus Panel” nell’ambito del International Association for Dental Research, (London 2018, Vancouver 2019, ACTA 2020, Boston 2021, China 2022) e del International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM).

• Responsabile e coordinatore, insieme al prof. F. Lobbezoo e al prof. D. Manfredini, del Progetto di Ricerca Multicentrico Internazionale sulla prevalenza del bruxismo della veglia “AWAKE BRUXISM ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL CORRELATES” A world wide project on behalf of the RDC/bruxism. 

• Vincitore del premio “Alex-Motsch-Preis 2018” come miglior articolo scientifico 2018 per conto della Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Funktionsdiagnostik und-therapie.

• Socio fondatore e vice presidente del Gruppo di Studio Italiano Dolore orofacciale e Disordini Temporomandibolari.

• Ideatore dell'utilizzo informatico dei principi di valutazione ecologica del momento (EMA recording) nel campo della diagnosi di bruxismo, strumento base per uno dei maggiori studi epidemiologici internazionali sul bruxismo della veglia attraverso un progetto di Ricerca Multicentrico diretto dal Prof. D. Manfredini. 

Autore di pubblicazioni su prestigiose riviste scientifiche internazionali:

1. Co-autore, insieme al Prof. Frank Lobbezoo e al Prof. Daniele Manfredini, delle linee guida sul bruxismo del British Medical Journal nella monografia “Best Practice/Point of Care - bruxism" 2018/19/20.

2. Frequency of awake bruxism behaviours in the natural environment. A 7-day, multiple-point observation of real-time report in healthy young adults - A.Bracci, G.Djukic2, L. Favero, L. Salmaso, L. Guarda-Nardini, D. Manfredini - J Oral Rehabil. 2018;00:1–7.

3. Ecological momentary assessment of awake bruxism behaviors. Possible developments and clinical usefulness of a smartphone application A.Bracci, M. Lange, G. Djukic, L. Guarda-Nardini, D. Manfredini - Journal of Craniomandibular Function 2018;10(3):217–228.

4. A. Zani, F. Lobbezoo, A. Bracci, J. Ahlberg, D. Manfredini - Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention Principles for the Study of Awake Bruxism Behaviors, Part 1: General Principles and Preliminary Data on Healthy Young Italian Adults.Frontiers in Neurology; 1 March 2019 | Volume 10 | Article 169.

5. A. Zani, F. Lobbezoo, A. Bracci, J. Ahlberg, D. Manfredini - Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention Principles for the Study of Awake Bruxism Behaviors, Part 2: Development of a Smartphone Application for a Multicenter Investigation and Chronological Translation for the Polish Version.Frontiers in Neurology; 1 March 2019 | Volume 10 | Article 170.

6. Anna Colonna, Luca Lombardo, Giuseppe Siciliani, Alessandro Bracci, Luca Guarda-Nardini, Goran Djukic & Daniele Manfredini - Smartphone-based application for EMA assessment of awake bruxism: compliance evaluation in a sample of healthy young adults - Clinical Oral Investigations - ISSN 1432-6981 - Clin Oral Invest - DOI 10.1007/s00784-019-03098-2.

7. D. Manfredini , A. Colonna , A. Bracci & F. Lobbezoo - Bruxism: a summary of current knowledge on aetiology, assessment and management - Oral Surgery ISSN 1752-2471.

8. Daniele Manfredini, Jari Ahlberg, Ghizlane Aarab, Alessandro Bracci, Justin Durham, Dominik Ettlin, Luigi M. Gallo, Michail Koutris, Peter Wetselaar, Peter Svensson, Frank. Lobbezoo - Towards a Standardized Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism (STAB)—Overview and general remarks of a multidimensional bruxism evaluation system - J Oral Rehabil. 2020;00:1–8.

9. Alona Emodi-Perlman , Daniele Manfrendini, Tamar Shalev, Ilanit Yevdayev, Pessia Frideman-Rubin, Alessandro Bracci, Orit Arnias-Winocur and Ilana Eli- Awake Bruxism, Single-Point Self-Report versus Ecological Momentary Assessment - J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 1699. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081699.

10. Mariana Barbosa Câmara-Souza , Amanda Guimarães Carvalho , Olívia Maria Costa Figueredo , Alessandro Bracci , Daniele Manfredini & Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia - Awake bruxism frequency and psychosocial factors in college preparatory students - Cranio®: The Journal Of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice -https://doi.org/10.1080/08869634.2020.1829289.

11. Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Awake Bruxism— Self‐Report Versus Ecological Momentary Assessment - Alona Emodi‐Perlman, Daniele Manfredini, Tamar Shalev, Alessandro Bracci, Pessia Frideman‐Rubin and Ilana Eli- J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 4447. doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194447.

12. Utility of Smartphone-based real-time report (Ecological Momentary Assessment) in the assessment and monitoring of awake bruxism: A multiple-week interval study in a Portuguese population of university students - Ricardo Dias, Rui Vaz, Maria João, Rodrigues, Júnia Maria Serra-Negra, Alessandro Bracci, Daniele Manfredini.

13. Smartphone-based evaluation of awake bruxism behaviours in a sample of healthy young adults: findings from two University centres - Alessandra Zani, Frank Lobbezoo, Alessandro Bracci, Goran Djukic, Luca Guarda-Nardini, Riccardo Favero, Marco Ferrari, Ghizlane Aarab, Daniele Manfredini- J Oral Rehabil. 2021;00:1–7.

14. Co-author - Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine,7°E – Chapter 171_Management of Sleep Bruxism-Psychological,Dental and Medical Approaches in Adults – D. Manfredini; A. Herrero Babiloni; A. Bracci; F. Lobbezoo.

15. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Closed-Mouth TMJ Disc-Condyle Relationship in a Population of Patients Seeking for Temporomandibular Disorders Advice – M. Tresoldi, R. Dias, A. Bracci, M. Segu`, L. Guarda-Nardini , D. Manfredini.

16. Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives on Awake Bruxism Assessment: Expert Consensus Recommendations - Alessandro Bracci, Frank Lobbezoo, Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson , Anna Colonna , Laura Nykänen, Matteo Pollis , Jari Ahlberg, Daniele Manfredini and International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM); J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 5083.

17. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Awake Bruxism with a Smartphone Application Requires Prior Patient Instruction for Enhanced Terminology Comprehension: A Multi-Center Study - Laura Nykänen, Daniele Manfredini, Frank Lobbezoo, Antti Kämppi, Anna Colonna , Alessandra Zani, André Mariz Almeida, Alona Emodi-Perlman, Aslak Savolainen, Alessandro Bracci and Jari Ahlberg - J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 3444. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11123444.

18. Comparison between Ecological Momentary Assessment and Questionnaire for Assessing the Frequency of Waking-Time Non-Functional Oral Behaviours - Rosaria Bucci, Daniele Manfredini, Francesca Lenci, Vittorio Simeon, Alessandro Bracci and Ambrosina Michelotti - J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 5880. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195880.

Esercita la libera professione a Pontedera (Pisa) dedicandosi prevalentemente alla Gnatologia e ai Disordini Temporomandibolari oltre che all’odontoiatria microscopica nell’ambito della conservativa ed endodonzia.

Esercita la libera professione dedicandosi prevalentemente alla Gnatologia e ai Disordini Temporomandibolari oltre che all’odontoiatria microscopica nell’ambito della conservativa ed endodonzia.

Relatore a corsi e congressi nazionali sulle tematiche del bruxismo.