Dentistry: Clinical Applications and Innovative Techniques of New Biomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

In the last few years, new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have been developed in dentistry, the  materials represent a fundamental aspect of clinical practice, so many innovative techniques and materials have been developed in every field of dentistry. Tremendous contemporary biomaterials and technologies have been developed to diagnose and treat diseases in oral and maxillofacial areas, these achievements have made it possible to increase the accuracy of the diagnosis and plan treatments more precisely.

This applies to biomaterials used for dentistry in children and adults, as well as materials used during prosthetic, orthodontic, surgical, and periodontal treatment. Moreover, there is increasing interest in artificial intelligence and orthodontics, in digital dentistry, new biomaterials, orthodontics, clear aligners, sleep dentistry, and temporomandibular disorders. The innovation of digital dentistry is in its predictability but also in its improvement in terms of communication between patient and doctor. The aim of this Special Issue is to cover all the new approaches materials and technologies, including the management of malocclusion and temporomandibular disorders, the epidemiology and risk factors in dentistry.

This Special Issue offers the possibility to researchers and clinicians to send their research and their studies on new dental materials, biomaterials, technologies, and to share the results achieved in all fields of dentistry, such as periodontics, prosthetics, orthodontics, tempormandibular disorders, oral surgery, and for maxillofacial applications.

We are delighted to invite investigators to submit original research articles, literature reviews, and high-quality case reports.

Dr. Giuseppe Minervini
Dr. Valentina Belli
Guest Editors

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