World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is a global awareness day held annually on 20 March. This year's theme is “A Happy Mouth is a Happy Body”; it aims to empower people with the knowledge, tools and confidence to maintain good oral health.

To explore this topic on World Oral Health Day 2024, the Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) has collected open access academic research on oral diseases and dentistry. Thus, we shall share engaging, up-to-date scientific knowledge in this field.

Article Collection:

1. “Prevalence of Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Registered in the EUROTMJ Database: A Prospective Study in a Portuguese Center”
by David Faustino Ângelo, Beatriz Mota, Ricardo São João, David Sanz and Henrique José Cardoso
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(10), 3553; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12103553
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/10/3553

2. “Superior Dislocation of the Mandibular Condyle into the Middle Cranial Fossa: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature”
by Kazuya Yoshida
Clin. Med. 2023, 12(11), 3781; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12113781
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/11/3781

3. “Machine Learning to Predict Apical Lesions: A Cross-Sectional and Model Development Study”
by Sascha Rudolf Herbst, Vinay Pitchika, Joachim Krois, Aleksander Krasowski and Falk Schwendicke
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(17), 5464; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175464
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/17/5464

4. “Salivary Complaints in Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Cross Sectional Study on 500 Patients”
by Federica Canfora, Elena Calabria, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Noemi Coppola, Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida, Cristina Mazzaccara, Domenico Solari, Luca D’Aniello, Massimo Aria, Giuseppe Pecoraro et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(17), 5561; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175561
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/17/5561

5. “The Slavcleft: A Three-Center Study of the Outcome of Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate Considering Palatal Shape”
by Tereza Petrova, Andrzej Brudnicki, Magdalena Kotova, Wanda Urbanova, Ivana Dubovska, Petra Polackova, Iva Voborna and Piotr S. Fudalej
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(18), 5985; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185985
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/18/5985

6. “3D Printing and Virtual Surgical Planning in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery”
by Adeeb Zoabi, Idan Redenski, Daniel Oren, Adi Kasem, Asaf Zigron, Shadi Daoud, Liad Moskovich, Fares Kablan and Samer Srouji
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(9), 2385; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11092385
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/9/2385

7. “Prevalence and Methods for Assessment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
by Thanh-Nhan Doan, Wen-Chao Ho, Liang-Hui Wang, Fei-Chun Chang, Nguyen Thanh Nhu and Li-Wei Chou
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(9), 2605; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11092605
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/9/2605

8. “Comparison of the Clinical Outcomes of Titanium and Zirconia Implant Abutments: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews”
by Felita Clarissa Halim, Paolo Pesce, Nicola De Angelis, Stefano Benedicenti and Maria Menini
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(17), 5052; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11175052
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/17/5052

9. “Caries Management—The Role of Surface Interactions in De- and Remineralization-Processes”
by Jasmin Flemming, Christian Hannig and Matthias Hannig
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(23), 7044; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11237044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/7044

10. “A Retrospective Digital Analysis of Contour Changing after Tooth Extraction with or without Using Less Traumatic Surgical Procedures”
by Giovanni Battista Menchini-Fabris, Paolo Toti, Roberto Crespi, Giovanni Crespi, Saverio Cosola and Ugo Covani
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(4), 922; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11040922
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/4/922

Call for Papers:

“Experimental Dental Research—New Concepts for Future Patient Needs: Part II”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Karl
Submission Deadline: 25 April 2024

“Current Topics in Endodontics”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Federico Foschi
Submission Deadline: 25 July 2024

You can access more Special Issues here.

Special Issue Reprints:

“Current Trends and Future Directions in Prosthetic and Implant Dentistry in the Digital Era”

“The State of the Art in Endodontics”

Access more Special Issue books here.