"Oral Hygiene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health.
| Descriptor ID |
D009910
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.547.600 E06.761.726
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| Concept/Terms |
Oral Hygiene- Oral Hygiene
- Hygiene, Oral
- Dental Hygiene
- Hygiene, Dental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oral Hygiene" by people in Profiles.
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Differences between reported and actual restored caries lesion depths: results from The Dental PBRN. Tex Dent J. 2014 Jul; 131(7):520-8.
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Oral health of young Alaska Native children and their caregivers in Southwestern Alaska. Alaska Med. 2002 Oct-Dec; 44(4):83-7.
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The role of the pediatrician in the oral health of children: A national survey. Pediatrics. 2000 Dec; 106(6):E84.
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Effective group behavioral intervention for older periodontal patients. J Periodontal Res. 1997 Apr; 32(3):315-25.