Dental Biofilm Control and Oral Health
A special issue of Hygiene (ISSN 2673-947X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 338
Special Issue Editor
Interests: oral microbiology and immunology; preventive dentistry; periodontology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue may include original articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses that are focused on the following topics:
- Mechanical and chemical methods to inhibit the formation and maturation of dental biofilms in the supragingival and subgingival areas.
- New cleaning devices and chemical compounds that can be used and their effectiveness in inhibiting biofilm formation and promoting dental and periodontal health.
- Mechanisms of action in relation to the etiopathogenesis of dental caries and periodontal and peri-implant diseases.
- Therapeutic applications of biofilm-inhibiting measures and their effectiveness against dental and oral diseases.
Dr. Sotirios Kalfas
Guest Editor
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Hygiene is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- dental biofilms
- oral microbiology
- cleaning devices
- dental health
- biofilm-inhibiting measures
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