Therapeutic Advances in Craniofacial Disorders and Orthodontics in Growing and Adult Population

Dear Colleagues,

Recent years have seen a huge development i the advances in the management of craniomandibular disorders and orthodontic treatment both in adult and growing patients. In particular, there has been a massive increase in the use of digital technologies in these fields.

These advances allow for improved diagnosis, treatment efficiency, and communication between the patient and the clinician. Also, for research purposes, digital data have allowed new perspectives in data analysis and in the study of craniofacial growth. Intraoral scanners, digital monitoring technologies, artificial intelligence, digital treatment planning, clear aligners, mandibular kinematic analysis, guided placement of miniscrews, and multidisciplinary approaches to digital prosthetic rehabilitations are only some of the examples. These technologies are becoming part of our daily practice and should be considered as there is a continuous outbreak of new solutions, with clinicians needing scientific studies able to prove their efficacy and trustworthiness.

The aim of the present Special Issue is to shed light on the new technologies in this field, promoting the production of relevant scientific literature with research articles, original reviews, or high-quality case reports on new techniques or clinical solutions.

Dr. Alessandro Nota
Prof. Dr. Simona Tecco
Guest Editors

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