European Journal of General Dentistry (EJGD)
European Journal of General Dentistry (EJGD)
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The European Journal of General Dentistry (Eur J Gen Dent) is a peer-reviewed, international, scientific journal published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive the final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional/subject-based repository.
The European Journal of General Dentistry encourages submissions from all authors throughout the world. All manuscripts must comply with the Instructions to Authors. The following articles will be considered for publication: Editorials, Original Articles, Reviews, Brief Report, Case Report, and Letters to the Editor in the field of General Dentistry. Submitted manuscripts must not have been published, accepted for publication, or be under consideration elsewhere. Investigation on human subjects should conform to the guidelines noted in the World Health Organization Chronicle 1976; 30: 360-362. All articles will be critically reviewed by the Editor and invited referees within 3 weeks. Authors are requested to submit their articles at www.manuscriptmanager.net/ejgd.
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Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Nairn H F Wilson
King’s College London Dental Institute, UK
Editor-in-Chiefs
Dr. Zohaib Khurshid
Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, KSA
Dr. Necdet Adanir
Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, KSA
Deputy Editors
Dr. Muhammad S Zafar
Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madina Al Munawwarra, KSA
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Amit Arora
Oral Health Services, Sydney Local Health District and Sydney Dental Hospital, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
Dr. Bruno Chrcanovic
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
Dr. Carla V. Gurgel
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, USP – University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
Dr. Christian Morsczeck
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Dr. Clement C. Azodo
Department of Periodontics, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
Dr. Dilek Arslantunali Tagtekin
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Dr. Durga Shanker Gupta
Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Elio Hitoshi Shinohara
Departament of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Dr. Vivaldo Martins Simões, Osasco, Brazil
Dr. Ella A Naumova
Department of Biological and Material Sciences in Dentistry, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
Dr. E. Nursen Topcuoglu
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Filiz Namdar Pekiner
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Folakemi A. Oredugba
Department of Child Dental Health, Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Dr. Francisco Vera-Sempere
Department of Pathology, La Fe University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
Dr. Fusun Ozer
Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, School of Dental Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Dr. Henk S. Brand
Department of Oral Biochemistry. Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Izzet Yavuz
Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Dr. James Bahcall
Department of Endodontics, University of Illinois-Chicago, College of Dentistry, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dr. Jenny Abanto
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Dr. José Renato Cavalcanti de Queiroz
Department of Biotechnology, College of Health, Potiguar University, Natal, RN, Brazil
Dr. Josué Martos
Department of Semiology and Clinics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, Brazil
Dr. Karen Vinall-Collier
Department of Dental Public, Leeds, School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, UK
Dr. Lisa M. Jamieson
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Luca Testarelli
Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Dr. Lumnije Kqiku
Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Division of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology and Prosthodontics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Dr. Martin Gosau
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Michele Callea
Unit of Dentistry, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
Dr. Nidambur Vasudev Balllal
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Dr. Nikolaos A. Chrysanthakopoulos
Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Dr. Pierre Le Bars
Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
Dr. Renato N. Hopp
Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Shiu-yin Cho
Department of Health, Fanling School Dental Clinic, School Dental Care Service, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong
Dr. Sunit Kumar Jurel
Department of Prosthodontics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Dr. Uma Shanker Pal
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Vytaute Peciuliene
Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dr. Wolfang H. Arnold
Department of Biological and Material Sciences in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
Dr. Xiaoli Gao
Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Yogesh Kini
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, D.Y. Patil Dental College, Navi Mumbai, India