Innovative Solutions for Oral Healthcare

Dear colleagues,

Our commitment to oral healthcare can include numerous topics. Innovative tests and analyses can facilitate early and more accurate diagnosis. Dental care can have both positive and negative short- and long-term effects which impact on oral health, quality of life, and the costs of future care. The expected benefits and satisfaction of clinical requests should guide the choice of materials and therapeutic strategies. The health and wellbeing of the population are influenced by the prevention and treatment of oral diseases and their relapse. Therapeutic choices are influenced by the costs and effectiveness of therapies, professional skills of the caregiver,  increasingly complex patient profile due to the presence of numerous comorbidities, and difficulty of the individual case. Dental materials must be carefully validated in terms of safety, biocompatibility, and biological effects. Finally, the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 imposes changes in therapeutic choices and the clinical management of dental patients.

We will feature original research studies, reviews, short reports, case reports, and opinion pieces from researchers on these topics.

Dr. Saturnino Marco Lupi
Guest Editor

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