The dental medicine covers the Vorbeugung, recognition and the treatment of all illnesses in the tooth, mouth and Kieferbereich.

The tooth is called on latin dens; dentes = teeth; dentis = the tooth; dental = concerning the tooth. The Greek name for tooth reads odous; odontes = medicine (v. lat. acre medicina "welfare art "; also medicine).

The tooth medical profession are both the dentist, the and the mouth Kiefer Gesichtschirurg.

Due to the anatomical conditions the dental medicine is concerned mainly with a relatively small cutout of the human body. The chewing apparatus is embedded into the systems of functions of the head neck shoulder range. Illnesses and disturbances within these ranges can affect the function of the chewing apparatus. In addition show many diseases, e.g. blood diseases or infections, symptoms in the oral cavity. Turned around diseased changes of the oral cavity affect often also the remaining body. Therefore the tooth physician is occupied in the today's time not exclusively with teeth and gums, but considered beyond that also adjacent functional areas.

Historical

Dentistry

2800 v. Chr. to 1800 v. Chr. in the area of the Indus culture teeth were treated.

In sechzehnten century before Christ the papyrus Ebers from Egypt gave among other things instructions for dental treatments.

In the Middle Ages humans had the conception, a worm, which eats by the tooth, cause the tooth illnesses. One cured tormenting toothache until 1829 with the fuel iron to the Kautern of the Karies and the nerves. Most patients lost consciousness with this treatment. Around the open-lying nerve to kill one used arsenic paste, the patient could one so the pain take. Also ethers, chloroform and laughing gas were well-known. Cocaine supplemented later the means for pain treatment.

For many centuries one used covered with alkaline ash, up-frayed, at the end ginger, Bengalpfeffer or soaked in alum for the cleaning of the teeth. The first toothbrushes originated from early 18. Century.

Likewise in 18. Teeth of dogs, Pavianen and sheep use found century as implants.

Artificial teeth there are since beginning 19. Century.

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{|width= " 85% " cellpadding= " 5 " || style= " background: #dddddd " colspan=2| historical development of the dentistry in Deutschland| | style= " background: #E8E8FF " valign= " top " | 1869| style= " background: #E8E8FF " |der north German federation specifies the first test order; Obligation: 2 years study and practical experiences with the Zahnarzt| | valign= " top " | 1889|einheitliche | style= " background: #E8E8FF " valign= " top " | 1910| style= " background: #E8E8FF " |Errichtung dentistischer tutorial establishments. Dentisten are trained 2 years, it follow 4 years Praktikum| | valign= " top " | of the graduation for tooth physician, title: "Dr. med. dent." |-| style= " background: #E8E8FF " valign= " top " | 1920| style= " background: #E8E8FF " |Dentistenausbildung is recognized. The job title "tooth craftsman/artist" abgeschafft| | valign= " top " | 1952|Das dentistry law replaces the term to "Dentist" by "dentist " |-| style= " background: #E8E8FF" valign= " top " | starting from 1965| style= " background: #E8E8FF" |erste restriction of permission for the range Zahnmedizin| | valign= " top " | |}

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Tooth physician

In the Middle Ages and the following centuries teeth were pulled not by academically trained physicians, but by craftsmen, usually by Badern. One called tooth crushers" or "Zahnreisser" it also ". In addition, specialists exercised their occupation by different instruments, it gave Marktschreier and Scharlatane, whose interest lay mainly in the money gain and whose call was doubtful.

Before the possibility of the of the patient or its teeth was available, fast working was necessary.

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{|width= " 85% " cellpadding= " 5 " || style= " background: #dddddd " colspan=2| tooth physician in Geschichte| | style= " background: #E8E8FF " valign= " top " | 100-200| style= " background: #E8E8FF " |Archigenes, Roman physician from Syria. Founder of the Zahnheilkunde| | valign= " top " | 1725|erstmalige use of the term "dentist" |-| style= " background: #E8E8FF" valign= " top " | 1756| style= " background: #E8E8FF" Philipp Pfaff the first text book of the dentistry in German language: "Papers on the teeth and their diseases"; it is considered as a founder of the German Zahnheilkunde| | valign= " top " | |}

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