Apostolos Matiakis

Medically compromised patients: primary oral manifestations leading to early diagnosis

Oral manifestations of systemic diseases are important clinical findings, being sometimes the primary findings of a systemic disease.
Their evaluation is crucial, because it leads to an early diagnosis, resulting to an effective treatment. Some clinical cases, like atrophic glossitis, orofacial granulomatosis, desquamative gingivitis, periodontitis and oral cancer, are being presented. Their description and evaluation, as well as their differential diagnosis approach, is also presented.
In conclusion, the role of the contemporary dentist is very important not only for the teeth treatment, but for the patient treatment, contributing in the diagnosis and treatment of systemic diseases.

Dr. Apostolos Matiakis is an Assistant Professor in Oral Medicine (School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). He was born in Kozani, Greece in 1960.
He graduated from the School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1984) and he was awarded a doctorate (PhD Thesis) from the same School (1990). He graduated from the School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1994).
He completed his military service (March 1989 – November 1990) as a dental corporal.
In 2018 he trained in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA during his 3 months sabbatical.
He has presented oral presentations as well as posters and given lectures at Greek and international conferences. His published papers appear in Greek and international peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has also contributed chapters to distinguished medical textbooks. Recently this year, he published in Greek a book titled: “Oral Medicine: Learning from 60+1 cases”.
He has been repeatedly awarded with Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate students awards from Health Sciences Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
He is a scientific consultant in 1st Propaedeutic Internal Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, since 2002.
He lives in Thessaloniki and his Private practice is limited to Oral Medicine.