The overview of the prevention and treatment of dental disease in ancient China

我国在2000多年前,已有漱口的记载,是世界上最早发明刷牙和牙刷的国家之一.提出恒服玉泉、叩齿、气功导引等多种行之有效的健齿强身术.3 000多年前已有牙病的记载,唐代没有口齿专科.采用针刺、外涂药治疗牙痛,砷剂治龋,银膏补牙,义齿修复,洁牙术治疗牙周病等均属世界领先.中医药治疗牙痛、牙周病,至今效用于临床.About 2000 years ago, our country already had a record about mouth washing. It was one of the earliest countries that invented teeth brushing and the toothbrush. It mentioned many kinds of ef-fective techniques of teeth protection and health improvment such as swallowing the saliva, knocking the teeth and practising Qigong. About 3000 years ago, our country already had records about dental disease and had established the specialty of stomatology and dentistry in the Tang dynasty. The methods of treating toothache by acupuncture and external medicine, treating caries by arsenic trioxide and using silver paste to fill the teeth, using artificial teeth for restoration, and treating periadontosis by teeth-cleaning techniques all took the lead in the world. Traditional Chinese Medicines are still used today to treat toothache and peri-adontosis in clinic.0290-923