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Oral and Maxillo-Facial Rehabilitation: From Conventional and Digital Diagnostic to Surgeries and Prosthetics

A special issue of Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (ISSN 2411-5142).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 3464

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Dr. Luca Fiorillo

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Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Policlinico G. Martino, Via, Consolare Valeria, 98100 Me, Italy
Interests: oral biology; odontogenesis; periodontitis; oral biofilm; wound healing; biomaterials; biocompatibility; titanium surface; enamel; tissue regeneration
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Dear Colleagues,

Oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery are performed daily on patients of all ages. Aesthetics and function are closely related, and often this condition is perceived by the human eye as pleasant. Aesthetic analysis of the patient during the diagnostic phase is extremely important to perform in depth. Beauty is an advantage in society for the development of one’s own identity, for the growth of one’s self-esteem and therefore for the climb toward success. Aesthetics is the study of beauty and psychological responses as consequences. In the presence of dental anomalies or inherent maxillofacial bones, syndromic patients, or lack of dental elements, rehabilitation maneuvers are necessary. A patient with such a condition can be considered an amputee patient, and this should be rehabilitated with the use of a prosthesis. These start from a diagnostic phase, which could be conventional (analogic) or digital, and continue with the therapeutic planning and the rehabilitation phases, considering all the subsequent psychofunctional implications. In fact, surgery should always take into account a correct medical history collection and, precisely on this basis, plan one’s own surgery or prophylaxis, evaluating the risk and post-surgical quality of life of our patients. The purpose of this Special Issue is to promote knowledge about actual oral and maxillofacial rehabilitation techniques and their consequences on patients.

Dr. Luca Fiorillo
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Articular Disc of a Human Temporomandibular Joint: Evaluation through Light Microscopy, Immunofluorescence and Scanning Electron Microscopy
by Michele Runci Anastasi, Piero Cascone, Giuseppe Pio Anastasi, Giuseppe Santoro, Fabiana Nicita, Giacomo Picciolo, Angelo Favaloro, Giuseppina Rizzo and Giuseppina Cutroneo
J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2021, 6(1), 22; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jfmk6010022 - 25 Feb 2021
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The extracellular matrix of the articular disc in a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is composed mainly of collagen I and elastin. The collagen is important for resisting tensile forces, while the elastin is responsible to maintain the shape after deformation. We studied the orientation [...] Read more.
The extracellular matrix of the articular disc in a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is composed mainly of collagen I and elastin. The collagen is important for resisting tensile forces, while the elastin is responsible to maintain the shape after deformation. We studied the orientation of collagen and elastin in a normal human temporomandibular joint disc by light microscopy, immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy. Our results demonstrated that collagen and elastin run parallel to each other in the intermediate zone with an anteroposterior orientation. From here, the orientation of two fibers groups changes into a disordered arrangement in the transition zone. Numerous elastic fibers cross with the collagen fibers, defining an interwoven knitted arrangement. The evaluation of the disc–condyle relationship shows that the medial margin of the articular disc is inserted directly at the superficial layer of the mandibular condylar cartilage. Therefore, the tensile properties of the TMJ disc are expressed in the directions corresponding to the orientation of the collagen fibers, and the complex orientation of elastin with the collagen determines the maintaining of the shape after the stresses by the joint movements. Moreover, the direct anatomical relationship between the articular disc and the mandibular condyle makes a decisive contribution to the understanding of TMJ movements. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oral and Maxillo-Facial Rehabilitation: From Conventional and Digital Diagnostic to Surgeries and Prosthetics)
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