The dental enterprise: its transition from xenodontic to biodontic dentistry.
Throughout the twentieth century, dentistry advanced through the science of better inert reparative materials and their related techniques. Although the diffusion of consequent discoveries has been slow, the twenty-first century will be marked by a biologically grounded approach to oral health care. This transformation from a "xenodontic" to a biodontic model will be assisted by the cooperation of the entire dental enterprise and by students who are well prepared in the biological sciences.
Rossomando
Edward F
EF
School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, USA. erossoma@nso2.uchc.edu
D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans
D003764:Dental Materials