Dear Colleagues,

The primary function of human dentition is efficient chewing. Healthy teeth enable correct food consumption. The first step in the stairway leading to oral health is dental hygiene and oral disease prevention. Several preventive strategies for dental and periodontal diseases are available. These include, oral hygiene motivation, plaque removal, diet modification and the use of fluorides and tooth sealants.

Oral hygiene is very crucial for all disciplines of dentistry; good oral hygiene is important for prosthodontic patients, surgical patients, pediatric patients, restorative patients, and orthodontic patients. Additionally, aesthetic aspect is closely related to dental hygienist work, and this is confirmed from the increasing request for whitening treatments.

Oral Epidemiology allows the analysis of the causes and effects of oral disease conditions by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare. Epidemiology research could help clinicians in the understanding of disease causation, investigation and surveillance. Moreover, screening, forensic, occupational, and biomonitoring aspects are regarded.

Moreover, the introduction of new technologies and techniques open new fields of research in the field of dental hygiene, both in vitro and in vivo.

On the basis of these considerations, Dentistry is preparing Special Issue focused on “Dental Hygiene and Epidemiology”. We invite investigators and researchers to contribute with original research articles, clinical studies, case reports, reviews, and meta-analyses that would help to understand the background of oral hygiene related diseases, their interactions with other disciplines, and the development of new strategies to improve clinical success.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following research areas:

Periodontal disease
Plaque composition
Plaque removal
Prevention
Teaching
Diet supplementation
Brushing techniques
Laser-assisted treatments
Fluoride
Sealants
Oral hygiene control in prosthodontic patients
Oral hygiene control in surgical patients
Oral hygiene control in pediatric patients
Oral hygiene control in restorative patients
Oral hygiene control in orthodontic patients
Whitening systems

GUEST EDITORS
Prof. Dr. Andrea Scribante （University of Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy）
Prof. Dr. Mona A. Montasser (Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt)

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