Advances in the Diagnosis of Oral Diseases: 2nd Edition

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 754

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1. Dentistry and Oral Health, Department of Rural Clinical Sciences, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC 3550, Australia
2. Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC 3550, Australia
Interests: oral health; oral diseases; oral pathology; oral medicine; dental caries; dental surgery; dentistry
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Dear Colleagues,

We want to thank all our colleagues who contributed high-quality manuscripts for the previous Special Issue titled “Advances in the Diagnosis of Oral Diseases”.

The positive feedback and general interest we received encouraged us to launch a second volume, focusing on the diagnosis of oral diseases.

Globally, oral diseases significantly contribute to health burdens. Most oral diseases are associated with systemic health and could significantly impair the quality of life, especially when the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. With an increase in the prevalence and incidence of oral diseases, a prompt diagnosis is pivotal for preventing disease progression. There has been significant interest among clinicians and researchers to develop cost-effective and simple diagnostic techniques to diagnose debilitating diseases such as oral cancers, oral potentially malignant disorders and other oral mucosal lesions, as well as prevalent oral conditions such as dental caries and periodontal diseases. In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews on the advances in diagnostic techniques for any oral disease. Studies evaluating the validity of diagnostic techniques and risk prediction models are also welcome. Our goal is to provide up-to-date research findings that could be translatable to clinical or community oral health practices.

Dr. Jyothi Tadakamadla
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Keywords

  • oral disease
  • biomarker
  • prognosis
  • periodontal disease
  • machine learning
  • MRI
  • CBCT

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Prevention of Initial Periodontitis Is an Investment in the Future
by Anna Maria Heikkinen, Teija Raivisto, Ismo Tapani Räisänen and Timo Sorsa
Diagnostics 2024, 14(17), 1850; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14171850 - 24 Aug 2024
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Background: Periodontal tissue damage is mainly caused by the active form of collagenolytic matrix metalloproteinase-8, aMMP-8, the concentration of which in the mouth rinse can be measured with a mouth rinse chairside-test. The mouth rinse chair side test can be used to identify [...] Read more.
Background: Periodontal tissue damage is mainly caused by the active form of collagenolytic matrix metalloproteinase-8, aMMP-8, the concentration of which in the mouth rinse can be measured with a mouth rinse chairside-test. The mouth rinse chair side test can be used to identify adolescents with a risk of periodontitis. Methods: The data were collected at the Kotka Health Centre (2004–2005, N = 501 and 2014–2015, N = 47) and at the Hämeenlinna Health Centre (2017–2018, N = 125) consisting of adolescents aged 14–17. They underwent a complete periodontal examination, and some were subjected to the aMMP-8-test. Results: We identified bacterial plaques in combination with increased bleeding on probing (BOP), elevated aMMP-8 concentration, smoking and male sex as the main risk factors for initial periodontitis. Approximately 10% of adolescents had subclinical periodontitis, they were not periodontally healthy, but also not sick. They may not develop periodontitis, but they are at the risk. The aMMP-8 test positivity had a stronger association with initial periodontitis than BOP. Conclusions: In addition to identifying risk factors, these adolescents need individual prevention and, if necessary, early treatment. For the periodontal health biomarker aMMP-8, test negativity ([-], ≤20 ng/mL) should be sought. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in the Diagnosis of Oral Diseases: 2nd Edition)
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