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Oral Hygiene and Public Health

A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767). This special issue belongs to the section "Oral Hygiene, Periodontology and Peri-implant Diseases".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (6 September 2024) | Viewed by 11072

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Kenneth Markowitz

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Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA
Interests: dental hard tissues; caries; tooth wear; tooth sensitivity; periodontal disease; microbiome and the dental tissues; dental product formulation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In this Special Issue we will focus on professional education as a driving force in spreading modern, evidence-based concepts of the microbiome–host interaction, which is critical to improving health. We know that many factors influence the composition of the microbiome and that these factors are critical in health and disease. With the tremendous growth of scientific knowledge, the educator plays an important role as the impartial agent of knowledge transfer between the laboratory and the practice setting.

Topics to be covered:

  • Oral hygiene and dysbiosis
    Dental diseases are generally chronic and a product of dysbiosis as opposed to infection alone. Interestingly, when plaque thickens the environment changes, leading to dysbiosis. The potential of oral hygiene measures in reversing disease-promoting dysbiosis will be described for several dental diseases.  This section will include the status of evidence concerning methods to control the biofilm.
  • The lifestyle–microbiome connection
    Contemporary research has clearly implied diet and nutrition as important factors in dysbiosis. The changes these factors can produce will be discussed. This section will include an overview of experimental and clinical studies.

Dr. Kenneth Markowitz
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • plaque
  • dysbiosis
  • demineralization
  • virulence factors
  • host response

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Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Performance of Patients in Albania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey
by Blerina Zeza, Blerina Osmani, Erdita Cenameri and Busra Emir
Dent. J. 2025, 13(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13010001 - 24 Dec 2024
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Background/Objectives: Oral hygiene is a key factor for dental and periodontal diseases and the prognosis of any treatment to restore their consequences. The present survey aimed to evaluate how well informed patients in Albania are on oral hygiene, given the scarce evidence on [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Oral hygiene is a key factor for dental and periodontal diseases and the prognosis of any treatment to restore their consequences. The present survey aimed to evaluate how well informed patients in Albania are on oral hygiene, given the scarce evidence on this topic. Methods: This survey was performed using a Google Forms questionnaire on oral hygiene habits, type and technique of instruments used, and frequency of dental recall visits. Results: A total of 1006 questionnaires were filled in a one-month time period (January 2020) from a population of 75.2% females and 24.8% males, 32.7 ± 11.3 years of age, from whom 94.6% reported a lack of systemic diseases and 80% were non-smokers. All of the population brushed their teeth at least once daily. The most used type of toothbrush was a manual one (91.1%) with medium-bristle hardness in 71% of cases. The most prevalent way of using the toothbrush was through circular movements (36.7%) with a duration of 2–3 min in 72% of the population. Only 77.1% of the population used interdental instruments, mainly interdental floss. Conclusions: Within the limits of this study, it could be concluded that the present population seemed to be mostly appropriately informed, but the information needs further revision and promotion by dentists. Full article
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Periodontal Health Status in Adults Exposed to Tobacco Heating System Aerosol and Cigarette Smoke vs. Non-Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Ivana Mišković, Davor Kuiš, Stjepan Špalj, Aleksandar Pupovac and Jelena Prpić
Dent. J. 2024, 12(2), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj12020026 - 29 Jan 2024
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Tobacco heating systems (THS) are new products on the market, advertised as a less harmful alternative for smokers, in which tobacco is heated and not burned like in conventional cigarettes. This research explored the effect on periodontal tissues in contact with heating and [...] Read more.
Tobacco heating systems (THS) are new products on the market, advertised as a less harmful alternative for smokers, in which tobacco is heated and not burned like in conventional cigarettes. This research explored the effect on periodontal tissues in contact with heating and burning tobacco residual products (smoke and tobacco). Methods: The sample included 66 subjects, patients of the Clinic of Dentistry in Rijeka, Croatia, aged 26–56 (median 38), 64% females. Three age- and gender-matched groups were formed (each N = 22): non-smokers, classic cigarettes smokers and THS smokers. Probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL) were primary research parameters. Results: Three groups differed in average PD and CAL (p ≤ 0.002), with cigarette smokers having the highest and non-smokers the lowest values (p ≤ 0.002). THS consumers generally had lower values of periodontal indices than smokers, but only CAL differed significantly (p = 0.011). Periodontal indices CAL and PD were worse in THS consumers than non-smokers, but they did not reach a level of statistical significance. Cigarette smoking was the only predictor of periodontitis (average CAL ≥ 4 mm) in logistic regression models, with an odds ratio of 4.7 (95% confidence interval 1.2–18.3; p = 0.027). Conclusions: Exposure to nicotine-containing aerosol of THS in adults has a less harmful effect on periodontal tissues, measurable through periodontal indices (PD and CAL), compared to burning tobacco of conventional cigarettes. THS, presented as an alternative product to classic cigarettes, also has a detrimental effect on the periodontium. Full article
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Design and Initial Evaluation of a Novel Oral Hygiene Technology for a Special Needs Population: A New Way to Clean
by Maxine Strickland, Steven Mills, Bhargavi Dasari, Kenneth Markowitz and Carla Cugini
Dent. J. 2023, 11(9), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj11090224 - 20 Sep 2023
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9.4 million People have swallowing problems in the US. In special needs populations, routine oral hygiene procedures such as tooth brushing can result in aspiration of microbial laden fluids leading to a significant systemic challenge. Aspiration may lead to pneumonia in susceptible populations. [...] Read more.
9.4 million People have swallowing problems in the US. In special needs populations, routine oral hygiene procedures such as tooth brushing can result in aspiration of microbial laden fluids leading to a significant systemic challenge. Aspiration may lead to pneumonia in susceptible populations. These circumstances indicate the need for innovative approaches to oral hygiene for special needs, convalescent, the elderly populations, and young children learning to brush who can ingest excess fluoride which causes mottled enamel. Methods include describing some of the design considerations of the new prototype fabrication and microbiological evaluation of this new device, as well a comparison study of the versions 2 and 3 of the oral care device. Results concluded that version 3.0 regarding patient ease of use was better in comparison to version 2, which was the major difference, and 90% in both groups said they would recommend the new toothbrush. In the microbiological evaluation no growth was seen on any plates containing samples from either the experimental or the control after 48 h of incubation. Full article
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