Oral and Maxillo-Facial Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

As you well know, many systemic diseases (infective, genetic, autoimmune, neoplastic) may involve the oral cavity and, more generally, the soft and hard tissues of the head and neck region as primary or secondary localization. Primary onset in the oral cavity of both pediatric and adult diseases usually represents a true challenge for clinicians; their precocious detection surely results in the early diagnosis and therapy onset with following better prognosis and clinical outcomes.

The aim of the current Special Issue is to further improve the overall knowledge on clinical and radiological signs, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and techniques, and medical, surgical, and rehabilitative therapies (also by high-technology devices such as lasers, piezosurgery, software-aided procedures, etc.) of any generalized disease which may manifest to the head and neck. In addition, we aim to collect worldwide experiences on early and primary signs and symptoms of occurrence in the oral cavity and maxillo-facial district, as well as possible new associations of clinical signs and newly detected diseases (e.g., coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)).

We encourage the submission of original articles, reviews, systemic reviews, case series, and reports on typical and well-known diseases as well as uncommon diseases or new clinical findings.

Prof. Gianfranco Favia
Dr. Saverio Capodiferro
Dr. Luisa Limongelli
Guest Editors

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