Oral Health
A section of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Section Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oral diseases are the most common noncommunicable diseases affecting a considerable number of people worldwide. The overall quality oral health may impact people throughout their entire lifetime and significantly affects the quality of life (QoL) of patients, with relevant repercussions on healthcare systems.
Nevertheless, a strong association is widely recognized between several systemic diseases and oral health; thus, this mutual influence of oral conditions on general health may be a topic of public interest, involving the impact of local bacterial infections on systemic organs, as well as the role of inflammatory mediators in vascular impairments and heart failure.
A preventive approach can increase the strategies aimed at reducing oral issues that may have systemic side-effects. In this context, psychosocial factors, such as enhanced self-awareness, basic and specific knowledge, and attitudes toward dental health care in both pediatric and adult patients, may ensure improvements of general health status.
Preventive strategies should be investigated and applied in day-to-day work to reduce the negative consequences on individuals' QoL.
The section Oral Health aims to collect high-quality original articles, updated review articles, and scientifically sound perspective articles.
The submissions should mainly be addressed on the following topics:
- Oral diseases: prevention and treatment;
- Preventive and Community Dentistry;
- Pediatric Dentistry;
- Impact of oral conditions on systemic diseases;
- Education and knowledge in oral healthcare;
- New tools and devices for oral healthcare sustainability;
- Perspective on novel approaches and projects for improving awareness and knowledge of oral health in the worldwide population.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Advances in Dentistry (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Oral Health — Prevention, Diagnostics, Therapy and Quality of Life (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Ergonomics in Dentistry (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Influence of New Technology in Dental Care: A Public Health Perspective (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Oral Health and Dental Caries (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- A Multidisciplinary Approach on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Orofacial Pain Associated to Temporomandibular Disorders (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Advances in Pediatric Dental Care in Relation to Public Health (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- The Role of Three-Dimensional Diagnostic and Planning Tools in the Quality of Clinical Outcomes in Dentistry (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Oral Health and Connections to Mental and Physical Health (Deadline: 1 September 2022)
- Quality of Life, Needs and Demands of Dentists, Students and Patients in the New Era of Modern Dentistry (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Oral Cavity in Pediatric Population as Target for Interdisciplinary Treatment (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Oral Health and Health Promotion in the Digital Era of Dentistry (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Perspectives on Social and Environmental Determinants of Oral Health (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- What Is a Healthy Oral Microbiome? (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Correlation between Food and Oral Health: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Linked Pathologies (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Approach to Promoting Oral Health (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Oral Health and Manifestations Related to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, and Their Preventive Measures (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Advances in Physical Diagnosis, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Medicine and Dentistry (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Promoting Oral Health for Special Needs Patients (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Advances in Oral Health and Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Prognostic Interventions for Improving Oral Health (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Oral Diseases with Orofacial Manifestations (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Tooth Loss and General Oral Related Health (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Teledentistry—A New Concept to Solve Old Problems? (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Recent Advances in Orthodontics and Clear Aligner Therapy (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Oral Inflammation and Chronic Autoimmune Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Dental Hygiene and Oral Health Research: Lessons and Challenges (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Changing Dental Profession – Modern Forms and Challenges in Dental Practice (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Multidimensional Aspects of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (Deadline: 15 January 2023)
- Novel Insights of the Etiological Factors Involved in Oral Conditions of Children and Teenagers (Deadline: 30 January 2023)
- Advances in Oral Health Care for Vulnerable Populations (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Dentistry and COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Providing Safe Care (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Risk Factors for Oral Disease (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Advances in Oral Management during Cancer Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, and Administration of Antiresorptive Agents (Deadline: 16 March 2023)
- 2nd Edition of Health Services Research on Dentistry in Aged Society (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Exclusive Papers Collection of Editorial Board Members (and Invited Scholars) in Section "Oral Health" (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Edentulism and Oral Health Problems among Older Adults (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Therapies and Prognosis of Oral Cancer (Deadline: 10 May 2023)
- Influence of Population Exposure to Fluoride on Oral Health (Deadline: 20 May 2023)
- Health Professions Education and Clinical Training (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Frontiers in Oral Health and Health Promotion Research (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: