Abstracts

Notes to abstract submitters

Notification of acceptance
Notifications of acceptance or rejection of the abstracts will be sent to the corresponding author (the presenter) of the abstract by June 15, 2026 at the latest.  The corresponding author receives all correspondence concerning the abstract. The corresponding author is responsible for informing all other co-authors of the status of the abstract. In order to receive confirmation, please ensure that emails from abstractfaceahead@oic.it are not marked as spam by your email provider.

All abstract presenters will be asked to reconfirm their attendance after receiving the notification. If you don’t reconfirm your abstract presentation, register and pay the registration fee within the requested deadline, your abstract will be withdrawn. All abstract presenters will have to register with the Abstract presenter registration fee (AO member/Non-member). Student/Allied Health Professional or Trainee registration rate cannot be applied for Abstract presenters.

Presentations of abstracts
The submission of an abstract constitutes a formal commitment by the presenting author to present the abstract (if accepted) as an oral presentation at the session and time assigned by the FACE AHEAD Organizing Committee or as an e-poster displayed digitally in the congress venue.

Abstract submissions will only be accepted in English.
There are two ways to present your abstract: 
-Oral 
-E-poster (electronic poster)

Publication of abstracts
Accepted abstracts will be published in a CMTR supplement.

Abstract awards
The six best papers will compete during the FACE AHEAD 2026 Young Surgeon Awards Competition, which will include a ten-minute presentation of each paper on the main stage including a brief Q&A session. The authors of the three highest-scoring papers will receive the FACE AHEAD Young Surgeon Awards.
Three prizes – Gold, Silver, and Bronze – will be awarded, each including an honorary certificate and monetary award. Winners will be announced on-site during the summit, and awards will be sent electronically to each recipient following the event.

 Abstract Submission Guidelines
 An author from each abstract is expected to attend the summit and represent their e-poster and present their oral presentation. Only abstracts of authors who have paid their registration fees by the indicated deadline will be scheduled for presentation. Please follow the instructions below, otherwise your abstract cannot be selected for review.

TYPING INSTRUCTIONS
Please take note of the following details:

• Abstract texts can only be uploaded as files with .doc or .docx extensions. (Max 1500Kb file size).
• You must download the official Word template provided on the “Upload” step of the submission process.
  You will reach this step after accepting the conditions, adding the basic information (title, presentation type, main topic), and providing the author’s information.
• The submitter is not automatically the first author. If the submitter is also an author, please add the name and affiliation in the correct position.
• Abstracts will be published as submitted. It is the submitter’s responsibility to submit a correct abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific fact in the abstract text will be reproduced as typed by the author. Be careful that you enter your name and surname in the appropriate fields. Authors’ list will be published exactly as submitted. Be sure that names and order are correct.
• Submission of the abstract constitutes the authors’ consent to publication (e.g. CMTR Open Access Journal, abstract book on CD or USB, website, programs, other promotion, etc.). 
• The Abstract Submitter warrants and represents that he/she is the sole owner or has the rights of all the information and content provided to FACE AHEAD. The publication of the abstract does not infringe any third party rights including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights.
• The Abstract Submitter grants the Organizers a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the content. 
• Abstracts can only be submitted in English.                                                                                                                                   
  Please follow the on-line instructions to upload the file correctly.
• The abstract should not exceed 300 words. This does not include the title and author’s details. The abstract body should be uploaded as a text-only file; title, authors and affiliation should be entered only in the proper fields.
• Since the abstracts will be judged anonymously, the text should not reveal the institutional affiliation or any of the researchers.
• Please format your abstract title as follows:
  Capitalize only the first word of the title.
  All subsequent words should be in lowercase, except for proper nouns or acronyms.
  After a colon or hyphen, the first word should also be lowercase (unless it’s a proper noun or acronym).
  Example: A comprehensive CBCT study: analysis of root morphology.
• The text and the title should be free from abbreviations, except those commonly used. It should concisely address the problem and the purpose of the study.
• The following subdivisions of your abstract are MANDATORY: 
  o     Objectives: What is the research question your study aims to answer?
  o     Materials and Methods: Outline how the study was conducted.
  o     Results: The main findings with numerical data and statistical significance.
  o    Conclusion: Discuss your results, briefly describe the principal conclusions drawn from the study.
• There are no restrictions on the number of abstracts you may submit.
• One person may present a maximum of one (1) oral presentation.
• There is no limit on the number of e-posters presented. 
• It is permitted to be a co-author of an unlimited number of abstracts.
• Figures and tables are not permitted.