Occlusion: current situation and prospect in view of holistic integrative medicine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2017.08.002
- VernacularTitle: 从整合医学角度谈咬合诊疗现状与前景
- Author:
Meiqing WANG
1
;
Xiaodong LIU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Xi'an 710032, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Oral medicine;
Temporomandibular joint;
Holistic integrative medicine;
Occlusion
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2017;52(8):460-464
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The rise of holistic integrative medicine (HIM) is an inevitable consequence of modern medical development which emphasizes the change from specialization to integration of the most advanced medical knowledge. It does not mean a simple collection of the medical theories, but means the digestion of those theories for the clinical practical application. Because occlusal therapy is characterized as not only a high level of individualization, but also a relation to many stomatology and other disciplines, such as plastic surgery, orthopedics, neurosciences and psychology. It needs the HIM to guide the clinical practice. With undertaking occlusal therapy, to avoid the limitation due to the excessive specialized disciplines, and to provide effective treatment plans for abnormal occlusion induced diseases, it is necessary to develop the discipline of the holistic integrative stomatology.
