title: [Review and prospectives of oral-maxillofacial surgery in the world].
abstract: This article introduced the developing history and present status of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the world, with the aim to provide references for education of oral and maxillofacial surgery and further development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China. E-mail: 1484357626@qq.com.
authors.forename: Xiao-Han
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shan-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jia-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013515:Surgery, Oral