Abstract
Background: Reviewing the golden age of Persian traditional medicine reveals boundless descriptions of biologic, anatomic and therapeutic details of diseases. Avicenna’s al-Qanoon fi al-Teb is a precious traditional book on medicine that contains definite explanations about treatment of oral disease. Objectives: The aim of this study was to summarize the Avicenna’s point of views on the treatment of dental disease in comparison to modern dentistry.Methods: The major topics of dentally related parts of al-Qanoon fi al-Teb was reviewed and compared with modern contemporary dentistry. Results: Very interesting similarities were found between Avicenna’s methods and contemporary dental therapies. This study documented that Avicenna’s perspectives are great sources for further investigations in dentistry. Conclusions: This research reveals unstudied parts of Avicenna’s methods in dental treatments.
Highlights
Reviewing the golden age of Persian traditional medicine reveals boundless descriptions of biologic, anatomic and therapeutic details of diseases
In the 12th century, Canon of Medicine translated into Latin and for many centuries has been used in universities [3,4]
►► Persian traditional dental treatments can potentially be a good substitutes for modern dentistry
Summary
Reviewing the golden age of Persian traditional medicine reveals boundless descriptions of biologic, anatomic and therapeutic details of diseases. Avicenna’s al-Qanoon fi al-Teb is a precious traditional book on medicine that contains definite explanations about treatment of oral disease. Objectives: The aim of this study was to summarize the Avicenna’s point of views on the treatment of dental disease in comparison to modern dentistry. Methods: The major topics of dentally related parts of al-Qanoon fi al-Teb was reviewed and compared with modern contemporary dentistry. Results: Very interesting similarities were found between Avicenna’s methods and contemporary dental therapies. Conclusions: This research reveals unstudied parts of Avicenna’s methods in dental treatments. Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine is a precious medical book that contains different descriptions in treatment fields of oral diseases. In the 12th century, Canon of Medicine translated into Latin and for many centuries has been used in universities [3,4]
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