title: [The historical materials of stomatology in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin-Shang Dynasties].
abstract: Some oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin-Shang Dynasties were related to the stomatology, including special terms of diseases of the mouth, tongue and teeth which were classified, and proper nouns of some special diseases. Moreover, witch doctors' exploration for the causes of oral diseases, the observation on different stages of oral diseases, and the records of oral disease treatment were also involved. All of these reflected the sprouting stage of stomatology in the Yin-Shang Dynasties in ancient China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006.
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Stomatology Hospital of Wuyi County, Wuyi, 321200, China.
authors.forename: Lang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D019242:Oral Medicine; D014059:Tongue