Oral fixation may occur if a person’s needs are not met during a specific stage of childhood development, according to a theory introduced by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Oral fixations include habits ...
Medical News Today: What is oral fixation, and how does it show up?
An oral fixation can result if a person doesn’t receive certain stimuli as a child. It can lead to unusual habits in adulthood, such as nail biting and eating ice. In the early 1900s, psychoanalyst ...
Freud revolutionized the understanding and treatment of mental disorders. He created the psychoanalytic theory of personality. But beyond this, he profoundly changed our understanding of humanity, ...
A fact sheet on oral contraceptives which provides detail on their effectiveness, health benefits and risks and side effects as well as WHO's work in this area.
Delegations from over 110 countries are coming together to produce national roadmaps and negotiate a joint declaration on oral health at the first-ever global oral health meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). The declaration is expected to outline collective commitments from Member States to accelerate the implementation of the Global action plan on oral health 2023–2030.
The World Health Organization has released a new global guideline, Environmentally friendly and less invasive oral health care for preventing and managing dental caries. The guideline provides evidence-based recommendations to support countries in preventing and managing dental caries through environmentally sustainable and less invasive approaches that promote patient safety, quality of care ...
This new document incorporates all key policy documents that inform and define the renewed global oral health agenda towards 2030.