Current Diagnostic Tools for Dentomaxillofacial Abnormalities and Malformations among Children
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 7838
Special Issue Editor
Interests: craniofacial growth; evaluation of orthodontic treatment effects; clinical trial; special needs patients; craniofacial syndromes; dental arches in pediatric population and its development medicine; dentistry; health professions; anatomy; face; 3D; growth and development; neuroscience; sports; engineering; computer science, medical imaging
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Children born or affected by abnormalities and malformations in the dental and maxillofacial areas experience a variety of disorders, where functional alterations are intermingled with esthetic problems. The final burden on patients, families and society can be very distressing. Children’s rehabilitation is long and needs the joint work and collaboration of several professionals who should rely on the best information to identify the disorder, set the treatments and follow up the results.
To do this, they should master both the clinical and instrumental tools provided by biomedical technology. Unfortunately, the current modifications in imaging, genetics and “omics” are becoming available too quickly to be critically known by professionals, who often need to rely on commercial information. Instead, a timely review can offer a critical point of view and provide the scientific bases of the best diagnostic tools.
Both clinicians and basic science researchers are invited to share their knowledge and critical thinking by submitting a review on a topic related to this field. We are only accepting review articles.
Prof. Dr. Chiarella Sforza
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- malformation
- dento-maxillo-facial area
- imaging
- esthetics
- omics
- diagnosis
- prevention
- teeth and dental arches
- soft tissues
- maxillary bones
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