Andrea Butera is a Professor at the Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. He completed his Ph.D. studies in Major at the University of Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy, and has been awarded Awards and Honors. His interests include prevention; Dental Hygiene; Periodontitis; bio-inspired; nonsurgical periodontal therapy; dentistry; scaling and root planing; Probiotics; chlorhexidine; periodontology; clinical trial; and Orthodontic.