Boundaries between Oral and General Health

Dear Colleagues,

A large body of evidence demonstrating interactions between oral health and general health has been accumulated over the years. Some of them are well confirmed while the other still need further investigations. The oral manifestations of different systemic diseases, metabolic or psychosomatic disorders are well recognized, however, the mechanisms and pathways of some of the links are not always clear. A number of common risk factors may play a role in development of oral-systemic connection, however, a causal relationship still needs to be investigated. In many cases, this relationship is bidirectional: the improved oral health has a positive effect on the patient’s general wellbeing, and vice versa. Aging of the contemporary populations brings up new challenges for the dental profession as it is inevitably associated with increasing number of age-related morbidities and consequently, requires more insight into various areas of the oral and general health relationship. Thus, this Special Issue is dedicated to publishing new and significant findings in all areas of dentistry that may contribute to improvement of the oral/general health care as well as provide evidence on the connections based on experimental or, clinical studies. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications or, case reports are invited.

Prof. Dr. Vita Maciulskiene
Guest Editor

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• oral health
• dental health
• systemic diseases
• chronic diseases
• metabolic disorders
• periodontal diseases
• dental caries
• elderly
• health literacy
• oral tissues