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

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 832

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Interests: orthodontics; temporomandibular disorders; oral hygiene; growing subjects; digital orthodontics; functional orthodontic appliances; digital dentistry
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Interests: interceptive orthodontics; oral hygiene; functional orthodontic appliances; orthodontic materials; temporomandibular disorders; digital orthodontics; digital dentistry
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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
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Keywords

  • clear aligners
  • occlusal splints
  • temporomandibular disorders
  • craniomandibular disorders
  • digital dentistry
  • digital orthodontics
  • digital planning
  • artificial intelligence
  • miniscrews
  • digital analysis
  • craniofacial growth

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Systematic Review
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Electromyography Potential to Discriminate Muscular or Articular Temporomandibular Disorders and Healthy Patients
by Maria Isabella Federici, Francesca Di Pasquale, Chiara Valenti, Alessandro Nanussi, Ornella Tulli, Maddalena Coniglio, Stefano Eramo, Lorella Marinucci and Stefano Pagano
Healthcare 2025, 13(5), 466; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13050466 - 21 Feb 2025
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Background/Objectives: New devices such as surface electromyography (sEMG) have been proposed to support traditional gnathological examination and diagnostic protocols. The aim of this study is to investigate whether sEMG can be considered a diagnostic instrument to discriminate between healthy subjects and patients [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: New devices such as surface electromyography (sEMG) have been proposed to support traditional gnathological examination and diagnostic protocols. The aim of this study is to investigate whether sEMG can be considered a diagnostic instrument to discriminate between healthy subjects and patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) of an articular or muscular nature. Methods: A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines using literature searches of MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, and Web of Science. Inclusion criteria: recent clinical studies (≤10 years) in English or Italian, involving electromyography in TMD diagnosis, with a control group of healthy patients. Data considered to be homogenous were subjected to meta-analysis (95% confidence interval [CI]; α = 0.05). Hedge g was calculated because all variables were continuous. Articles meeting the inclusion criteria were checked for further consideration, and relevant data were collected into two tables. In total, 18 studies were included after full-text reading. Meta-analyses were carried out for the static impact index (IMP), percentage overlapping coefficient (POC), and torque coefficient, and dynamic Symmetrical Mastication Index (SMI). Results: Patients with TMD had lower values in all parameters except IMP. sEMG registered a reduction in masseter activity, lower chewing efficiency, and an increase in fatigue during contractions in TMD patients. Conclusions: sEMG is not reliable to distinguish healthy from TMD patients, but despite the limitations related to the high variability in the studies (type of electromyography, static or dynamic tests, and population characteristics), the sEMG results are reliable considering the POC and SMI parameters, encouraging more in-depth studies for a predictable clinical practice. Patients with TMD had lower values in the dynamic index SMI and in static indexes POC and torque coefficient, except IMP. EMG might performs better if employed in muscle forms. Full article
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