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Is dentistry the same as stomatology?
Dentistry and stomatology are different, but they are generally merged into stomatology in large hospitals.

Dentistry mainly treats diseases related to teeth and periodontal tissues, including dental diseases, periodontal diseases, tooth and alveolar process injuries, etc.

Stomatology includes stomatology, prosthodontics, stomatology, stomatology, orthodontics and stomatology.

1. Stomatology includes pulp diseases, periodontal diseases, mucosal diseases and children's stomatology.

2. Prosthodontics includes fixed dentures, removable partial dentures, complete dentures and others.

3. Oral basis includes oral anatomy and physiology, oral histopathology, etc.

4. Oral surgery includes alveolar surgery, implant and maxillofacial tumors, salivary gland diseases, orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint diseases, oral and maxillofacial plastic surgery, etc.

5. Orthodontics includes basic knowledge of orthodontics, discussion of orthodontic examples, etc.

6. Selection of oral materials including dental implant materials and oral retainers.

Extended data:

Stomatology and dentistry are not in the same department. Stomatology is not limited to dental diseases. Its consultation scope includes: inflammation, trauma, tumor, deformity, salivary gland, temporomandibular joint and so on. These can be consulted in stomatology.

The oral cavity can include many departments, and different departments treat different oral diseases. Oral medicine: attending to dental diseases, periodontal diseases and oral mucosal diseases. Such as tooth filling, periodontitis, oral ulcer, oral leukoplakia, lip disease, tongue disease and so on. Therefore, when these problems occur in the teeth, you can enter the stomatology department.

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