Professor Fedele’s clinical expertise focuses on diagnosis and non-surgical management of chronic, recurrent and medically-related disorders of the orofacial region.
| Expertise | Treatments |
|---|---|
| Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis | Topical corticosteroid therapy |
| Oral precancerous conditions | Topical immunosuppressive therapy |
| Oral dysplasia and oral cancer | Systemic corticosteroid therapy |
| Oral lichen planus (OLP) | Systemic immunosuppressive therapy |
| Blistering disease (e.g. pemphigus and pemphigoid) | Management of dry mouth |
| Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) | Pilocarpine therapy |
| Dry mouth | Electrostimulation of salivary glands |
| Salivary gland disorders (non-surgical) | Intralesional corticosterodi injections |
| Sjogren’s syndrome | Incisional and excisional biopsy of the oral mucosa |
| Oral candidosis and other fungal infections | Oral cancer and dysplasia surveillance |
| Viral infections of the oral cavity | Management of oral precancerous conditions |
| Pigmented lesions of the oral mucosa | Management of oral leukoplakia and erythroplakia |
| Taste disturbances | Management of oral lichen planus |
| Disorders of the tongue | Management of orofacial pain |
| Oral Ulcerations | Management of jaw osteonecrosis |
| White and red patches | Management of oral GvHD |
| Chronic orofacial pain | Management of orofacial complications of Head & Neck radiotherapy and cancer chemotherapy |
| Burning Mouth Syndrome | |
| Temporo-mandibular disorders | |
| Jaw bone disease (Non-surgical) | |
| Jaw osteonecrosis associated with bisphosphonates and other anti-resorptive agents | |
| Oral Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD) | |
| Oral manifestations of systemic disorders | |
| Orofacial complications of Head & Neck radiotherapy and cancer chemotherapy |