• Oral health related quality of life
• Impacted maxillary canines
• Orofacial myofunctional treatment
• Biological basis of orthodontic tooth movement
• Friction
• Trauma: mature vs immature teeth and orthodontic tooth movements
• Education in orthodontics
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Cleft lip and palate
• Dental development

Recente projecten

• STEM/EDS voor hoog-resolutie beeldvorming en chemische element mapping ter studie van zachte/harde weefsels, biomaterialen en biomateriaal-weefsel grensvlakinteracties. Een multifunctioneel toestel met ruime multidisciplinaire toepassing. (01/05/2020 - 30/04/2024) - Co-promotor
• BIOLOGISCHE BASIS VAN DE ORTHODONTISCHE TANDVERPLAATSING (01/02/2019 - 09/06/2023) - Co-promotor
• Post-orthodontische stabiliteit: wat missen we? (01/02/2019 - 21/06/2023) - Co-promotor
• Optimalisatie van de inzet van publieke middelen voor orthodontische zorgverlening: ontwikkeling van een gevalideerde aanpak. (01/03/2018 - 31/12/2025) - Promotor
• AANPAK VAN IMMATURE GETRAUMATIZEERDE FRONTTANDEN BIJ KINDEREN MET NOOD AAN EEN ORTHODONTISCHE BEHANDELING (21/10/2015 - 08/12/2023) - Co-promotor

Recente publicaties

• launch Cadenas de Llano-Perula, M. (corresp. author), De Laet, M., Zhao, Z. (corresp. author), Willems, G., Vergalle, C., Hens, G., Verdonck, A. (2026). Differential salivary proteome of nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate patients with and without dental caries in comparison with nonaffected individuals. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, 48 (3), Art.No. ARTN cjag044. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjag044
• launch Begnoni, G. (corresp. author), Willems, G., Coman, S., De Vlieger, J., den Boer, I., Dekoster, L., Vandeberg, A., Willems, E., Cadenas de Llano-Perula, M. (2026). Standardised Surface Electromyography During Clenching and Swallowing: Patient Perception and Comparison of Two Protocols. JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION, 53 (5), 972-980. doi: 10.1111/joor.70145
• launch Begnoni, G. (corresp. author), Willems, G., Coman, S., De Vlieger, J., den Boer, I., Dekoster, L., Vandeberg, A., Willems, E., de Llano-Perula, M.C. (2026). Wireless versus conventional standardized surface electromyography during clenching: Patient perception and data repeatability. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES, 134 (2). doi: 10.1111/eos.70057
• launch Smets, S., Shaheen, E., Zhao, Z., Doucet, K., Dormaar, T., Verdonck, A., Hens, G., Willems, G., Jacobs, R., Cadenas de Llano-Perula, M. (corresp. author) (2026). Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients With Bilateral Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A 2-3-Year Post-Operative Follow-Up. ORTHODONTICS & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH, 29 (2), 357-365. doi: 10.1111/ocr.70092
• launch De Ridder, L. (corresp. author), Begnoni, G., Declerck, D., Yu, L., Willems, G., Cadenas de Llano-Perula, M. (2026). Assessment of orthodontic treatment need, treatment complexity, treatment priority, and oral health-related quality of life of healthy children and adolescents: A scoping review. COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH, Art.No. PMID 8411261. doi: 10.1177/0265539X251405585
• launch Zong, C. (corresp. author), Tan, X., Van Holm, W., Radi, S., Bronckaers, A., Aktan, M.K., Liu, L., Braem, A., Koos, E., Ezeldeen, M., de Piero, M.S D P., Lambrichts, I., Van Meerbeek, B., Willems, G., de Llano-Perula, M.C. (2025). Biomimetic-Engineered Hydrogels Prevent Orthodontic Root Resorption. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 35 (44). doi: 10.1002/adfm.202502066 via repository
• launch Nietvelt, N., Willems, G., Buyse, B., Detailleur, V., de Llano-Perula, M.C. (corresp. author) (2025). Sleep disordered breathing symptoms in children: a prospective evaluation 5 years after maxillary expansion. SLEEP MEDICINE, 134, Art.No. ARTN 106700. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106700 via repository
• launch Van de Walle, C., Vichos, S., Begnoni, G., Verdonck, A., Willems, G., de Llano-Perula, M.C. (corresp. author) (2025). Effects of slow maxillary expansion on perioral muscle pressure and parafunctions in children: a prospective study. CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS, 29 (7), Art.No. ARTN 363. doi: 10.1007/s00784-025-06436-9 via repository
• launch Declerck, E. (corresp. author), Ezeldeen, M., Wyatt, J., Begnoni, G., Willems, G., Jacobs, R., Fieuws, S., de Llano-Perula, M.C. (2025). Application of orthodontic force in autotransplanted teeth: a longitudinal study. CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS, 29 (1), Art.No. ARTN 69. doi: 10.1007/s00784-024-06106-2 via repository
• launch van de Velde, A-S., De Boodt, L., de Llano-Perula, M.C. (corresp. author), Laenen, A., Willems, G. (2024). Long-term effects of orthodontic interceptive expansion treatment A retrospective study. JOURNAL OF OROFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS-FORTSCHRITTE DER KIEFERORTHOPADIE, 85 (6), 371-380. doi: 10.1007/s00056-023-00467-1 via repository