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Ecology of oral health: a complexity perspective
Author(s) -
Eriksen Harald M.,
Dimitrov Vladimir
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2003.00053.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , oral health , disease , periodontal disease , medicine , ecology , psychology , management science , biology , computer science , dentistry , pathology , engineering , artificial intelligence
Health and disease are determined by many interwoven factors. Complexity theory may facilitate an understanding of oral health and disease by studying their complex interplay, and not focusing only on the importance of each individual factor involved. This introduces a theoretical basis for a dynamic, holistic approach to oral health with possible far‐reaching consequences for dental education and diagnosis, prevention and treatment of oral diseases.