Clinical goals are not everything and in paediatric dentistry, in fact an adequate approach to the child is the first step toward oral health. Before reaching the therapeutic outcomes planned with the child and their family, we must ask ourselves 'how' we can achieve them. The ancient philosophers postulated that the mind is not separate from the body, yet many modern dentists ignore it, and approach the dental treatment of children without being prepared to do so, since often they do not consider the extent of how much, context and behaviours can influence the psycho-physical balance of the little patient. The World Health Organization (WHO) already in 1946 defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". Child health problems cannot be solved by simply treating functions and organs, but attention must be paid to psychological, social and family aspects, as well as to the emotional sphere of the child. Therefore, we cannot fail to consider the well-being and comfort of our therapies as indispensable before, during and after delivery of the treatment. Unfortunately today this approach is not sufficiently valued and implemented, and only measurable therapeutic outcomes appear important. We must not forget that around a milk tooth there is a child with his/her unique characteristics and qualities, a family and the desire to receive the best treatment possible, while paying attention to the well-being of all the parties involved, where 'how' may be more important than 'what'. For children, the environment, the sounds, the smells, in addition to the words and time dedicated to them mirror the way we take care of them and are already a cure in itself. This scenario describes the idea and the principles on which the concept of Spa-inspired oral care is based, which is described in detail in the Avantgarde section of this issue: when borrowing the definition from the ancient Latin Salus per Aquam, we are referring to feeling good, not just being cared for. The time "to cure a child" is over, but the time of "to take care of a child" has definitely come.

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当“如何”比“什么”更重要时。

临床目标并不是一切，在儿科牙科中，事实上，对孩子采取适当的方法是迈向口腔健康的第一步。在达到与孩子及其家人一起计划的治疗结果之前，我们必须问自己“如何”实现它们。古代哲学家假设心与身体是分不开的，但许多现代牙医却忽略了这一点，并在没有准备的情况下进行儿童牙科治疗，因为他们往往不考虑程度、背景和行为可以影响小病人的身心平衡。世界卫生组织 (WHO) 早在 1946 年就将健康定义为“身体、精神和社会完全健康的状态，而不仅仅是没有疾病或虚弱”。儿童的健康问题不能通过简单地治疗功能和器官来解决，但必须注意心理、社会和家庭方面，以及儿童的情感领域。因此，我们不能不考虑在治疗之前、期间和之后我们的治疗的幸福感和舒适度是必不可少的。不幸的是，今天这种方法没有得到充分重视和实施，只有可衡量的治疗结果才显得重要。我们不能忘记，在乳牙周围，有一个孩子具有他/她的独特特征和品质、一个家庭和渴望接受最好治疗的愿望，同时关注所有相关方的福祉，其中'如何”可能比“什么”更重要。对于孩子来说，环境、声音、气味，除了专用于它们的文字和时间之外，还反映了我们照顾它们的方式，并且本身就已经是一种治疗方法。这个场景描述了 Spa-inspired 口腔护理概念所依据的理念和原则，在本期前卫部分有详细描述：当借用古拉丁语 Salus per Aquam 的定义时，我们指的是感觉很好，不仅仅是被照顾。“治好孩子”的时代已经过去，但“养孩子”的时代肯定已经到来。当借用古拉丁语 Salus per Aquam 的定义时，我们指的是感觉良好，而不仅仅是被照顾。“治好孩子”的时代已经过去，但“养孩子”的时代肯定已经到来。当借用古拉丁语 Salus per Aquam 的定义时，我们指的是感觉良好，而不仅仅是被照顾。“治好孩子”的时代已经过去，但“养孩子”的时代肯定已经到来。