Current Advances in Orthodontic Treatment: From Biomaterials to Instrumental Techniques

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to present a new Special Issue with the tentative title "Current Advances in Orthodontic Treatment: From Biomaterials to Digital Techniques".

In the last few years, new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have been developed in orthodontics. The change in orthodontics is dictated both by the patient's expectations and by the professional's requests to become more predictable in the planning of orthodontic treatment.

There is increasing interest in artificial intelligence and orthodontics, in digital dentistry, new biomaterials, orthodontics, clear aligners, sleep dentistry and temporomandibular disorders. The innovation of digital dentistry is in its predictability but also in its improvement in terms of communication between patient and doctor. The aim of this Special Issue is to cover all the new approaches and technologies, including technological innovations, orthodontic materials, the management of malocclusion and temporomandibular disorders, the epidemiology and risk factors in orthodontics, the preventive approach to malocclusions and temporomandibular disorders, and the differences between growing and adult patients.

Thus, for the upcoming Special Issue, we are delighted to invite investigators to submit original research articles (trials, cohort studies, and case-control and cross-sectional studies), literature reviews (narrative or systematic reviews and meta-analyses), and high-quality case reports, all focusing on new orthodontic techniques or clinical solutions.

Prof. Dr. Silvia Caruso
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo D'Antò
Guest Editors

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