Overview on diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases in the Qing Royal Court.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220130-00039
- VernacularTitle:清代宫廷口腔疾病诊疗概况
- Author:
Jian ZHOU
1
;
Jing Qiu ZHANG
2
;
Jia Bo WANG
3
;
Song Ling WANG
4
Author Information
1. Department of VIP Dental Service, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing 100050, China.
2. Department of Basic Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
3. Department of Medicinal Formula and Pharmacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
4. Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Beijing;
China;
Dental Caries;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2022;57(4):403-409
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The remained documents and archives show that the history of diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases in royal court of the Qing Dynasty was over 200 years. The departmental system of medical care in the Qing Royal Court was inherited from former Ming Dynasty. Although the departments in the system changed over reigns, the Department of Dentistry exist all the time. In a set of historical records of 38 medical cases opened to the public, the documented symptoms and diseases, in the sense of modern medical science, included periodontitis, oral mucosal diseases, dental caries, parotiditis, etc., and the patients involved various ranks in the court, showing that oral diseases were common in the Qing Royal Court. The royal doctors ranked variedly and the medication they used was diverse. Medical fuming or steaming and medical heating were some distinctive methods among the treatments. In 1600s, the western modern medical science started to be introduced into China. In the reign of Kangxi Emperor (1700s), many western doctors were employed by the royal court and they engaged in the treatment of oral diseases. The late Qing Dynasty appeared the second peak that western doctors came into China. In 1898, Dr. Jingrong Chen, a dentist who possessed knowledge of modern dentistry in Beijing city, set up a dental clinic in the royal court and gave treatment to patients in the royal members and high-ranking officials.
