Dental Caries and Oral Health in Children

Dear Colleagues,

Recent years have seen an increased interest in dental caries and other oral diseases in children and adolescents, as good oral health at younger ages can prevent worse consequences in adulthood. Exploring and understanding the role of several individual or contextual risk factors of oral diseases is significant for the planning and implementation of preventative or therapeutic interventions aimed at improving oral health outcomes in children.  Such interventions would not only help in reducing the oral disease burden but also alleviate pain, functional impairments, and impaired quality of life. In particular, oral diseases are more important in children with special needs, which could also potentially affect the functioning of families, stress and family relationships throughout life.

For this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit high-quality contributions related to the burden of oral diseases, their risk factors and the impact of these conditions on quality of life, as well as preventive and therapeutic approaches for their prevention and treatment in children. We welcome both original articles and systematic reviews. Moreover, with regard to rare congenital conditions, informative case series and case reports focusing on novel interventions are also very welcome. Papers reporting on the methodological aspects of research in this area will also be considered. 

Dr. Santosh K. Tadakamadla
Dr. Gianluca M. Tartaglia
Guest Editors

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