Clinical Applications in Orthodontic

Dear Colleagues,

I invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of Applied Sciences entitled "Clinical Application in Orthodontic", which aims to present the most up-to-date knowledge in the diagnosis and interdisciplinary management of complex orthodontic clinical cases in both children and adults, with particular attention given to the clinical implications of the treatments performed.

In the last decade, orthodontics has seen important advances in the materials and methods used, and in clinical means, with significant implications for clinical applications, which are increasingly numerous and subject to rapid evolution. The increase in the therapeutic capacity of the orthodontist, together with the better aesthetics and tolerability of the available appliances, has made it possible to expand the "targets" of orthodontic treatments, with the possibility of dealing with different clinical situations ranging from surgical, implantology, and prosthetics problems to the management of patients affected by rare diseases or syndromes affecting the maxillofacial area or suffering from sleep-disordered breathing.

Defining the state-of-the-art knowledge in orthodontic applications paying particular attention to the most recent advances in diagnostic (3D imaging and use of 3D overlays) and therapeutic methods in the various preventive, interceptive and corrective implications would therefore be of great interest and impact to improve future research on the possible clinical and biological implications of orthodontic treatments.

Therefore, I invite you to submit your research on these topics, in the form of original research papers, reviews, and perspective articles.

Dr. Angela Pia Cazzolla
Prof. Dr. Domenico Ciavarella
Prof. Dr. Nunzio Francesco Testa
Dr. Michele Di Cosola
Guest Editors

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