The future of function

This article is based on a keynote lecture given by the author on the occasion of the 50th Annual Conference of the German Society of Craniomandibular Function and Disorders on "The Future of Function" held in Bad Homburg, Germany. The topic was set by the Society's Executive Board. The author took up the challenge this posed, and sketched out aspects that could define the future contents and focus of functional diagnostics and therapy. Keywords: functional diagnostics, functional therapy, digitalization