Molecular Insight into Oral Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Oral diseases represent a global challenge for the medical and dental communities, in terms of both the health and economic burden for affected patients.

Dental caries, periodontal disease, and tooth loss affect billions of individuals worldwide, with inestimable social consequences, especially for children and older adults.

In addition, the 5-year survival rate of oral squamous cell carcinoma has remained at 50% in recent decades, despite recent advances in the field of cancer therapy and the introduction of immunotherapeutic approaches. Furthermore, autoimmune disorders, like oral lichen planus and vesiculobullous diseases, show great variability in terms of response to drug therapy, often representing a real challenge for clinicians.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide new insights into the field of molecular mechanisms that underlie the pathogenesis, clinical behavior, diagnosis, and response to varying therapies for oral and maxillofacial diseases.

The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Dental caries and periodontal disease;
• Oral potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinoma;
• Salivary gland disorders;
• Oral lichenoid disorders;
• Vesiculobullous diseases;
• HPV-related disease (benign/malignant);
• Odontogenic cysts and tumors;
• Jawbone diseases;
• Orofacial chronic pain disorders;
• Other relevant conditions relevant for clinical practice.

Dr. Lorenzo Azzi
Guest Editor

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• dental caries
• periodontal disease
• oral cancer
• oral potentially malignant disorders
• salivary gland disease
• oral lichen planus
• benign mucous membrane pemphigoid
• bullous dermatoses
• odontogenic cysts
• odontogenic tumors
• orofacial pain
• human papillomavirus
• oral diagnosis
• oral pathology