Oral and Dental Infectious Diseases: Molecular Pathology, Diagnosis and Therapy (2nd Edition)
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular microbiology; antimicrobial agents; biofilm
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Interests: periodontitis; pulpitis; biofilm; dentistry; inflammation; diabetes mellitus; microbiology; pharmacology; porphyromonas gingivalis; oral disease; oral microbes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As homes to over 700 microbial species, the oral cavity and pharynx are thought to be reservoirs for bacterial infections. Almost all oral microorganisms are considered non-pathogenic opportunistic commensals supporting the maintenance of oral health conditions and defending against pathogenic microorganisms. However, various oral infectious diseases, such as dental caries and periodontitis, are caused by oral biofilms formed by oral bacterial flora. Recently, oral infections have been found to be associated with widespread life-threatening systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerotic vascular diseases, infective endocarditis, cancer, kidney disease, and purulent infections, and have attracted increasing attention. Therefore, detailed knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of oral microbial pathogenicity, the identification of biomarkers useful in both diagnosis/prognosis and the development of novel preventive strategies/therapies against oral infections are much expected.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles as well as new perspectives or reviews on these matters.
Prof. Dr. Keiji Murakami
Prof. Dr. Hiromichi Yumoto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oral
- dental
- periodontitis
- tooth decay
- periodontal diseases
- gingivitis
- oral microorganism
- oral infections
- dental infections
- dental caries
- microbial pathogenicity
- porphyromonas gingivalis
- antimicrobials
- oral biofilm
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