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Pediatric Dentistry: Clinical Advances and Practice Updates

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2024) | Viewed by 5240

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School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Interests: pediatric dentistry; dental anxiety; deciduous tooth; oral health

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Guest Editor
School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Interests: pediatric dental health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Pediatric dentistry is a branch of dentistry that deals with children from birth to adolescence. Pediatric dentists promote children's dental health and provide educational resources to parents. Doctors recommend a dental exam after your child's first tooth appears or before their first birthday. This is because early oral examinations can help detect early cavities. Early detection is crucial to maintaining oral health, changing abnormal habits, and making treatment needed as simple as possible. Pediatric dentistry focuses on preventing oral and dental injuries in children by focusing on dental care; caries risk assessment; and habits related to fingers, thumbs, and pacifiers. Pediatric dentistry as an art and science is constantly evolving, and with new developments and advances in the theory and practice of pediatric dentistry, the goal of providing quality dental care to all pediatric patients from birth to adolescence is achievable.

This Special Issue of JCM aims to collect contributions from all aspects related to "Pediatric Dentistry: Clinical Advances and Practice Updates". Original research articles and reviews will be included.

Dr. Sigalit Blumer
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Peretz
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • pediatric dentistry
  • dental anxiety
  • deciduous teeth
  • oral health
  • prevention

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Dental Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
by Tatsuya Akitomo, Masashi Ogawa, Ami Kaneki, Taku Nishimura, Momoko Usuda, Mariko Kametani, Satoru Kusaka, Yuria Asao, Yuko Iwamoto, Meiko Tachikake, Chieko Mitsuhata and Ryota Nomura
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(10), 2877; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13102877 - 13 May 2024
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Background: Chemotherapy is a common treatment for pediatric cancer. Although life prognosis is improving because of advances in medical science, it is important to deal with late effects such as dental abnormalities. We investigated the association between dental abnormalities and chemotherapy by age [...] Read more.
Background: Chemotherapy is a common treatment for pediatric cancer. Although life prognosis is improving because of advances in medical science, it is important to deal with late effects such as dental abnormalities. We investigated the association between dental abnormalities and chemotherapy by age and tooth type. Methods: Among the 568 patients referred to the pediatric dentistry department of our hospital, we selected 32 patients (21 male and 11 female) who received chemotherapy between the ages of 0 and 6 and underwent panoramic examination after the age of 7. We recorded the age of chemotherapy commencement, diagnosis of systemic disease, and dental abnormalities such as congenital absence, microdonts, and short-rooted teeth. Results: Almost half of the patients had dental abnormalities such as congenital absence, microdonts, and short-rooted teeth, but there were no significant differences in the incidence of these abnormalities by age. When we analyzed the incidence of abnormal teeth by tooth type, the incidence of congenital absence was significantly higher in premolars (5.5%) and second molars (3.9%) than in incisor or canine or 1st molar (0.4%) (p < 0.01). The incidence of microdonts was significantly higher in premolars (3.9%) than in incisor or canine or 1st molar (0.2%) and second molars (0.0%) (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Patients who received chemotherapy had a high prevalence of dental abnormalities, and the incidence of abnormalities varied by tooth type. It is important to maintain long-term oral care for patients who have undergone chemotherapy even after the treatment is completed. Full article
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The Correlation between Malocclusion and Body Posture and Cervical Vertebral, Podal System, and Gait Parameters in Children: A Systematic Review
by Dorota Różańska-Perlińska, Małgorzata Potocka-Mitan, Łukasz Rydzik, Patrycja Lipińska, Jacek Perliński, Norollah Javdaneh and Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowicki
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(12), 3463; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13123463 - 13 Jun 2024
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Background: This study investigates the relationship between malocclusion and body posture, head posture, podal system, and gait parameters in children. Methods: A systematic review of observational studies from 2010 to 2023 was conducted and 24 cross-sectional studies involving 6199 participants were [...] Read more.
Background: This study investigates the relationship between malocclusion and body posture, head posture, podal system, and gait parameters in children. Methods: A systematic review of observational studies from 2010 to 2023 was conducted and 24 cross-sectional studies involving 6199 participants were identified. These studies were categorized into those dealing with body posture (10 studies, 3601 participants), cervical vertebral column and head posture (6 studies, 644 participants), the podal system (5 studies, 1118 participants), and gait (3 studies, 836 participants). Results: Evidence suggests a significant association between malocclusion and body posture, balance, podal system, and gait parameters. Notably, eight studies found a significant relationship between malocclusion and body posture, while five studies identified this relationship with the cervical vertebral column and head posture, five with the podal system, and three with gait parameters. Conclusions: Overall, the quality of evidence was strong for the association between malocclusion and body posture and the podal system and moderate for head posture and gait parameters. These findings offer insights for therapists to design interventions tailored to children with malocclusion based on considerations of body posture, head posture, podal system, and gait parameters, though further longitudinal cohort studies are needed for better predictive understanding. Full article
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