Current Status and Prospect of Prevention and Treatment of Oral Diseases by Integrative Medicine.

The article presents developments and achievements in the integrative Chinese and Western medicine for the prevention and treatment of several oral diseases. Included are treatments for diseases of oral mucosa, diseases of tooth and tooth pulp, diseases of periodontal tissues, and inflammatory diseases of maxillofacial region. Also included are clinical and experimental studies on anti-tumor effect of Chinese herbs and its application on orthodontics.