Oral and Dental Infectious Diseases: Molecular Pathology, Diagnosis and Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

As homes to over 700 microbial species, the oral cavity and pharynx are thought to be reservoirs for bacterial infections. Almost all oral microorganisms are considered non-pathogenic opportunistic commensals supporting the maintenance of oral health condition and defending against pathogenic microorganisms. However, various oral infectious diseases, such as dental caries and periodontitis, are caused by oral biofilms formed by oral bacterial flora. Recently, oral infections have been found to be associated with widespread life-threatening systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerotic vascular diseases, infective endocarditis, cancer, kidney disease, and purulent infections, and have attracted increasing attention. Therefore, detailed knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of oral microbial pathogenicity, the identification of biomarkers useful in both diagnosis/prognosis and the development of novel preventive strategies/therapies against oral infections are much expected. This Special Issue welcomes original research articles as well as new perspectives or reviews on these matters.

Special Issue is supervised by Prof. Dr. Hiromichi Yumoto & Prof. Dr. Keiji Murakami and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Dr. John Yun Niu (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China).

Prof. Dr. Hiromichi Yumoto
Prof. Dr. Keiji Murakami
Guest Editors

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