The professional journals of stomatology, which were dedicated to spread of theoretical knowledge and medical practices, has demonstrated their important value for studying the development of stomatology. The historical details of these stomatological journals published in modern China from 1840 to 1949, such as publication background, chief founders, aims, main features and the contents of articles, are of great importance for investigating not only the humanistic features, but also the development of stomatology in China. Twenty-three professional journals of stomatology in modern China and 2 260 articles published in them have been verified through text analysis and archives. The features and functions of these journals were further analyzed in order to enrich the humanities and historical research of modern Chinese stomatology.
口腔医学专业期刊承载了一定时期专业领域的实践内容，是研究口腔医学发展的重要资料。我国近代（1840至1949年）出版了23本口腔医学期刊，其办刊背景、办刊主体、办刊目的、主要特点及刊载文章情况等历史细节不仅是口腔医学人文研究的重要内容，也是实证研究近代口腔医学的基础。本研究通过查阅文献和档案，考证我国近代出版的口腔医学期刊及其现存刊载文章2 260篇；进一步分析这些期刊的主要特点和功能，丰富我国近代口腔医学研究。.
Keywords: Modern China; Professional Journals; Stomatology.