La chirurgie orale sauvera-t-elle la médecine orale ?

Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery: two sides of the same coin

“…In an editorial from 2016, whilst discussing the current situation of Oral Medicine practice in France and lack of formal specialty (as opposed to numerous other countries who have Oral Medicine specialists), Pr Jean-Christophe FRICAIN aptly raised an important question: Will Oral Surgery save Oral Medicine? [2]. Nevertheless, I believe that the converse question could also be raised: Will Oral Medicine save Oral Surgery?…”

“…The "new" specialty of Oral Surgery will only be able to earn its stripes when encompassing the full extent of its scope of practice, which includes Oral Medicine and associated highburden/high-morbidity diseases. By embracing the naturallycomplementary activities of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, as previously suggested [2], the oral surgeon will gain significant competency, legitimacy and efficacy, raising the field to its deserved status of true "medico-surgical" specialty.…”