Oral Healthcare: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment—2nd Edition
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 2 August 2025 | Viewed by 1185
Special Issue Editors
Interests: orthodontics; paediatric dentistry; preventive dentistry; obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; biomaterials
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Interests: orthodontics; temporomandibular disorders, orofacial pain; COVID-19; dental materials
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Interests: orthodontics; interceptive orthodontics; clear aligners; early childhood caries; paediatric dentistry; digital monitoring; preventive dentistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting submissions for this Special Issue on “Oral Healthcare: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment—2nd Edition”.
Diseases affecting the orofacial complex are among those with the highest prevalence and, thus, make it a healthcare issue. There is strong evidence that most oral health conditions are largely preventable and can be easily treated in their early stages. Preventive dentistry is concerned with caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer, and other relevant conditions that affect the oral cavity and its related structures. In recent decades, patients with different general health problems have increased significantly, requiring specific treatments and increasing even more the importance of prevention and effective treatments.
Even in growing patients, it is very important to make an early diagnosis and start treatment with the correct timing to prevent more severe malocclusions and increase the effectiveness of treatment. This Special Issue will also cover several aspects of pediatric dentistry with an emphasis on childhood caries, the first months of life, and how to develop good oral health, as well as new frontiers in pediatric dentistry and prevention. Uneven epidemiology has consequences for caries risk assessment, treatment plans, patient/parent motivation, and public health measures, each itself a topic to be explored.
Furthermore, recent developments in the area of digital dentistry and teledentistry have revolutionized the workflow in all dental fields. Hence, there is an absolute need for more research on this issue.
This Special Issue is a call for research and recent advances in the field of oral health. Both theoretical and experimental studies are welcome, as well as comprehensive reviews and survey papers.
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo D'Antò
Prof. Dr. Stefano Martina
Dr. Silvia Caruso
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dental health
- oral health
- prevention
- caries
- periodontal disease
- orthodontics
- pediatric
- dentistry
- oral medicine
- oral surgery
- community dentistry
- digital dentistry
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