Interdisciplinary Approach on the Oral Cavity Management Due to Musculoskeletal Conditions
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 654
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dental medicine; biomaterials; prosthodontics; dental treatments; biomedical imaging; optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Interests: rehabilitation medicine; musculoskeletal disorders; clinical rheumatology; physical therapy; pediatric rehabilitation; quality of life research; kinesiology
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2. Department of Measurements and Optical Electronics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Timișoara, Romania
3. Center of Research and Development for Mechatronics, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA, Bucharest, Romania
Interests: biomaterials; biomedical imaging; optical coherence tomography (OCT); biomechanics; dental medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent studies have extensively addressed the implications of many general conditions on the oral cavity complex. Normal or abnormal posture affects both the mandibular reference positions and its movements.
The association between musculoskeletal disorders and bruxism has been investigated, as it is still a subject of debate. A poor body posture (i.e., a misalignment of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine), as well as an imbalance in the muscle tone of the shoulder girdle and cervical region can be a predisposing factor for bruxism. Aspects such as the excessive use of smartphones or laptops in the modern world has led to new medical conditions, i.e., adverse postural phenomena such as the text neck and the forward head posture, respectively, with influence on the static occlusion.
The benefits of exercise and of increasing physical activity for patients diagnosed with bruxism is essential. This is especially important for pediatric rehabilitation, as well as for therapeutic approaches for adolescents of young people. An interdisciplinary approach with medical and biomechanical assessments and therapeutic measures can be an answer to the bruxism condition, leading to the correlated, medical, and biomechanical studies of this Special Issue. Other state-of-the-art or emerging investigation methods, including optical (for example augmented reality) methods, are also of interest.
All these subjects of research, implying the regarding analyses and measures to tackle bruxism, are of interest for this Special Issue. Its aim is to provide a forum for contributions regarding the topics above, as well as other relevant and timely aspects concerning both diagnosis and treatment techniques for bruxism and their assessments.
While this forum is opened to all researchers in the fields above, it also provides a topical selection of papers presented at the Conferences and Workshops, organized by the Guest Editors and their institutions, including the Medical Sections of the 3rd International Conference ‘Advances in 3OM: Opto-Mechatronics, Opto-Mechanics, and Optical Metrology’ (December 2025, Timisoara, Romania).
All types of contributions, i.e., research papers and reviews, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Cosmin Sinescu
Dr. Elena Amaricai
Prof. Dr. Virgil-Florin Duma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rehabilitation medicine
- biomechanics
- bruxism assessment
- general medicine
- dental medicine
- biomedical imaging
- musculoskeletal disorders
- shoulder girdle
- cervical region
- physical therapy
- therapeutic exercise
- postural correction
- dynamic balance
- pediatric rehabilitation
- sports medicine
- quality of life research
- general conditions with resonance in the oro-maxillo-facial sphere
