Applications of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Dentistry

Dear Colleagues,

Growing evidence suggests that low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) can promote bone repair and regeneration and accelerate bone fracture healing. It is generally accepted that LIPUS has no deleterious or carcinogenic effects. Recently, the effect of LIPUS on soft tissues also has received much attention.

This issue will focus on the therapeutic ultrasound application in dentistry, including orthodontics and dentofacial tissue engineeing. Oral and maxillofacial diseases affect millions of people around the world. Tooth decay, periodontal disease, dental pulp infection, and inflammatory root resorption can result in total or partial tooth loss and alveolar bone loss, and can seriously compromise human health and quality of life. In addition, osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint is characterized by deterioration of articular cartilage, which becomes soft, frayed, and thinned, resulting in condylar resorption and deformity. Except for surgical modalities, no treatment remedies of severe oral and maxillofacial diseases have been developed yet. Therefore, a cost-effective and safe adjuvant method to treat these diseases is urgently needed.

This Issue provides a comprehensive update on the therapeutic ultrasound application in oral and maxillofacial region. Then, the aim of this Issue is to develop a “good and safe as new” treatment remedy for dental patients.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Eiji Tanaka
Prof. Dr. Tarek El-Bialy
Guest Editors

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