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Dear Colleagues,

Facial and dental health plays a very important role in the organism general balance: caries, periodontal pathology, TMJ disorders, mucosa lesions, and maxillofacial pathologies have a significant impact on individual and public health, and may lead to systemic diseases.

The analysis of etiopathogenesis, early diagnosis and prevention, represent the key point in the management of the oral and maxillofacial pathologies. The technical improvement of dental materials and the development of treatment plan with a minimally invasive approach allows the local and overall health to be improved.

Therefore, knowledge and innovation in these fields are essential to preserve collective health and individual well-being.

The aim of this Special Issue is to create a platform for researchers and university groups to share their original paper, clinical research and literature review, regarding oro-maxillofacial pathologies and minimal invasive treatment plan and their relation with the public health.

Dr. Giuseppe Lo Giudice
Dr. Giuseppe Colella
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Keywords

epidemiology
dental pathologies
maxillofacial pathologies
oral pathology
digital dentistry
minimally invasive treatment
biomaterials

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COVID-19 and the Impact on the Cranio-Oro-Facial Trauma Care in Italy: An Epidemiological Retrospective Cohort Study

by Fausto Famà, Roberto Lo Giudice, Gaetano Di Vita, João Paulo Mendes Tribst, Giorgio Lo Giudice and Alessandro Sindoni

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(13), 7066; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18137066 - 01 Jul 2021

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has deeply modified the organization of hospitals, health care centers, and the patient’s behavior. The aim of this epidemiological retrospective cohort study is to evaluate if and how the COVID-19 pandemic has determined a modification in cranio-oro-facial traumatology service. Methods: The dataset included hospital emergency room access of a six-month pre-pandemic period and six months into pandemic outbreak. The variables collected were: patient age, gender, type of emergency access with relative color code, Glasgow Coma Scale Score, type of discharge. Results: 537 vs. 237 (pre-pandemic vs. pandemic) patients accessed the hospital emergency room and the mean age decreased from 60.79 ± 25.34 to 56.75 ± 24.50 year. Yellow and green code access went from 28.9% and 66.1% to 37.5% and 57.7% (pre-pandemic vs. pandemic). Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) shows an increase of 16.6% vs. 27.8% of 15 grade score, a 28.7% vs. 28.5% of the 14 grade score and reduction of 13 and 12 grade 40.2% and 14.5% vs. 37.1 and 9.7% (pre-pandemic vs. pandemic). Conclusions: Since the COVID-19 outbreak continues, epidemiological data are still necessary to perform public health intervention strategies and to appropriately predict the population needs, in order to properly manage the COVID-19 related to oral pathologies as well as the most common health problems. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Facial and Dental Pathologies: Relationship with Systemic and Public Health)

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Are the Reasons Why Patients Are Referred for an Orthodontic Visit Correct?

by Marco Di Blasio, Benedetta Vaienti, Giuseppe Pedrazzi, Diana Cassi, Marisabel Magnifico, Sara Meneghello and Alberto Di Blasio

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(10), 5201; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18105201 - 13 May 2021

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Who does refer patients for an orthodontic consultation? Which are the main reasons for the referral? Does the visit of the orthodontic specialist confirm these reasons or reveal undiagnosed problems? Is there the risk that only evident dental problems are addressed, while craniofacial malformations remain underdiagnosed? This cross-sectional epidemiologic study aims to answer these questions, analysing the clinical data collected during the orthodontic visits of 500 Caucasian young patients referred to a public health structure of northern Italy. All patients were visited by the same expert specialist in orthodontics. Clinical data were collected, analysing both dental and skeletal features. The reasons for the referral of the visit were analysed and compared with the specialistic diagnoses. In our sample, dentists, relatives/friends and paediatricians were the major source of the referrals, followed by family doctors and other facial specialists. In most cases, the reasons for the referral were dental irregularities, but approximately 80% of dental irregularities were associated with undiagnosed facial dysmorphism. Skeletal facial anomalies need an early diagnosis to prevent the development of severe facial malformations that would require invasive and expensive treatments. These findings reveal poor diagnostic skills regarding skeletal anomalies in dentists and paediatricians and the need for better specific training. Full article

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