Stomatology

The Stomatology (Greek στόμα " stoma " for " mouth " and λόγος lógos for " word ", " teaching " ) is the science of healing the diseases of the mouth, so the mouth, jaw and dental medicine. Dental surgeon is an alternative term for the dentist.

As stomatognathic system is referred to the Oral and maxillofacial system.

The " Stomatology " wore dental clinics, scientific societies and journals very early on in the name. The most prominent in Europe is now appearing in the 106th year " Austrian Journal of Stomatology " (since 2002 only " Stomatology ") and almost the same age Hungarian journal " Fogorvosi Szemle " with the subtitle " Stomatologia Hungarica ", in 2009 already as a vintage 102

GDR

In the German Democratic Republic (GDR ) the name of Stomatology of Dentistry was common. The study of Stomatology was temporarily closed with a specialist examination ( specialist in general dentistry ) and later with a diploma ( Dipl.- Stom. = Graduate dental surgeon ). Dentists the corresponding exam vintages lead even today such specialists or graduate degree (eg on their practice signs, forms and stamps ).

The term Stomatology was intended as an extension of the resolution adopted too narrow concept of dentistry. Since the dentist understood with the scientific development of dentistry more and more as a doctor who not only isolated teeth treated, but as a specialist for the entire oral cavity is responsible and in addition also for the jaw and the temporomandibular joint ( with overlaps with other areas: maxillofacial surgery, ENT).

In the chaired by the Halle professor Erwin Reichenbach (1897-1973) by the Scientific Advisory Board of Dentistry at the State Secretariat for Higher Education and Specialised Secondary Education ( SHF ) 1953 revised curriculum appeared for the first time " Stomatology " instead of " teeth, mouth and jaw diseases " on.

Europe

As part of the reform of dentistry studies in some European countries ( greater emphasis on general medical aspects) took the concept of Stomatology ( both in the countries of Eastern Europe Soviet Union - " стоматология " Romania - " Cabinets stomatologice ", Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia - " Stomatologia ", Czech Republic - " Stomatology " ), as well as in Western European countries (eg France - " odonto - stomatology ", Spain - " Estomatología " and " odontoestomatología ", Italy - " apparato stomatognatico " ) wider dissemination. Only in the Federal Republic ( before 1989 ) and the Anglo-American language area he has never enforced.

Differences in meaning

However, there have been some differences in meaning of the term Stomatology in different countries. In the Eastern European countries, the entire dentistry was based on the concept definition of the leading Soviet Union under Stomatology understood with all their fields ( what today is learning a student of dentistry in Germany ). Contrast, was in the Anglo-American called Stomatology only the addition adventitious subject area that the actual close and on the tooth limited "Dentistry " this came - falls within the concept of this term disappeared in the Anglo-American again, however, and the new art for the entire oral cavity was "Dentistry " re-integrated. Today, it is sometimes referred to as "oral biology".