[Stomatology yesterday, today and tomorrow].

Authors have given a short historical review of the development of stomatology in our country. The authors present contemporary comprehension of preventive and curative activities in certain stomoatological disciplines (children's stomatology, orthopedics of jaws, paradontology, prosthodontics, maxillofacial surgery) in the light of scientific achievements and their application in our conditions. The future of stomatology is in the development of new scientific subdisciplines and permanent searching in the sphere of the biocompatibility of the matter, for the rehabilitation of ruined health condition of oral cavity combined with a wide application of preventive measures and health care education of each individual.