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Dear Colleagues,

Oral health is closely linked to general health status in a bidirectional relationship. Poor oral health, caused by inadequate dental hygiene and care, can aggravate the course of systemic diseases. Similarly, systemic diseases or accompanying therapies may be reflected in the form of oral manifestations. It is essential to emphasize the importance of dental prevention and care for all age groups, from children to the elderly.

Occasionally, it is the dentist who first notices the symptoms of a systematic disease. Patients may be taking a variety of medicines that may experience xerostomia, which is a common side effect on the oral condition. Therefore, regular dental examinations with oral hygiene instructions are indispensable today as a preventive measure. In addition, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on dental treatment when the first wave required radical surgical interventions in patients suffering from toothache. This event reminded us that preventing diseases, including those affecting the oral cavity, should always be a priority.

I cordially invite you to submit your contributions to this Special Issue. High-quality papers (original articles, systematic reviews, narrative reviews, case reports) focusing on an interdisciplinary approach to oral health and disease prevention are welcome.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in JCM.

Dr. Kacper Nijakowski
Prof. Dr. Anna Surdacka
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Keywords

oral health
oral diseases
oral manifestations
systemic diseases
oral care
prevention
dental caries
periodontal disease
oral medicine
dentistry

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Oral Health in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Qualified for Biologic Treatment

by Kacper Nijakowski

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 15584; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315584 - 24 Nov 2022

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Oral Cavity Clinical Evaluation in Psychiatric Patients with Eating Disorders: A Case-Control Study

by Teresa Szupiany-Janeczek, Krzysztof Rutkowski and Jolanta Pytko-Polończyk

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 4792; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064792 - 8 Mar 2023

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Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are not the only disorders the symptoms of which may be present in the oral cavity. The assessment of the clinical condition of patients with eating disorder symptoms was aimed at in this study. The study group consisted of 60 patients with diagnoses from categories F4.xx, F5x.x, and F6x.x ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision). Patients were qualified for the study based on the answers provided in the symptom checklists “O”. An adequate control group was selected. All patients underwent a dental examination, including the assessment of API (aproximal plaque index) and DMF (decayed missing filled index). Studies have shown that patients with eating disorder symptoms were more likely to have dental erosions (in total, 28.81% of cases). The correlation of erosion with the symptoms of eating disorders was demonstrated for several assessed symptoms present in the symptom checklists “O”. Such correlations have not been demonstrated in terms of gingival recession presence. The level of oral hygiene in patients with eating disorders was assessed as sufficient or bad and indicates the need to initiate dental treatment in this group. It is important to correlate the treatment of the underlying mental disease with dental treatment and regular dental checkups. Full article

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Composition and Properties of Saliva in Patients with Osteoporosis Taking Antiresorptive Drugs

by Hanna Sobczak-Jaskow, Barbara Kochańska and Barbara Drogoszewska

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4294; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054294 - 28 Feb 2023

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The aim of this study was to examine how the composition and properties of saliva change in people with osteoporosis who have received antiresorptive (AR) treatment, compared to patients with osteoporosis who have not yet received this treatment. Methods: The study population consisted of 38 patients with osteoporosis using AR drugs (Group I) and 16 patients with osteoporosis who had never used AR drugs (Group II). The control group consisted of 32 people without osteoporosis. Laboratory tests included determination of pH and concentrations of Ca, PO₄, total protein, lactoferrin, lysozyme, sIgA, IgA, cortisol, neopterin, activity of amylase at rest, and stimulated saliva. The buffering capacity of stimulated saliva was also determined. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the saliva of Group I and Group II. No statistically significant correlation was found between the amount of time using AR therapy (Group I) and the tested parameters of the saliva. Significant differences were found between Group I and the control group. The concentrations of PO₄, lysozyme, and cortisol were higher, while concentrations of Ca ions, sIgA, and neopterin were lower, in comparison to the control group. The significant differences between Group II and the control group were smaller, and they concerned only the concentrations of lysozyme, cortisol, and neopterin. Conclusions: The saliva of people with osteoporosis subjected to AR therapy and those not subjected to AR therapy did not show statistically significant differences in terms of the examined parameters of the saliva. However, the saliva of patients with osteoporosis taking and not taking AR drugs was significantly different compared to the saliva of the control group. Full article

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