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  <h1 style="margin:.2rem 0; font-size:2.2rem; line-height:1.2;">Interdisciplinarity in Dentistry</h1>
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    Why the <b>Engineering Paradigm</b> helps solve complex orofacial problems
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  <h3>🔹 Why this matters</h3>
  • Complex orofacial cases require cross-disciplinary reasoning. <br/>
  • It reduces tunnel vision caused by single-discipline assumptions. <br/>
  • It transforms anomalies into <b>design inputs</b> for better care.
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  <h3>📘 What you’ll learn</h3>
  • How interdisciplinary “scaffolds” improve communication. <br/>
  • Examples of neuro-occlusal co-diagnostics. <br/>
  • Practical takeaways for <b>team-based rehabilitation</b>.
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    The “Engineering Paradigm”: connecting disciplines as a network.
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<h3>📑 Evidence & further reading</h3>
* [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5624148/ Scientific basis of dentistry]
* [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6383598/ Epistemology for interdisciplinary research — shifting paradigms]
* [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7135272/ Topics and trends in artificial intelligence assisted human brain research]


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