The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health.
Synonyms: Hygiene, Dental, Hygiene, Oral, Dental Hygiene, Oral Hygiene
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73; DENTAL HYGIENE was heading 1963-64, was see DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS 1991 ,differentiate from ORAL HEALTH; oral hyg is care toward maintaining good oral health performed by the person himself or a caregiver in the case of invalid or disabled persons; differentiate also from DENTAL CARE, care by professionals; for oral hyg using dental floss, water picks, etc. use DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE or TOOTHBRUSHING ,use DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS to search DENTAL HYGIENE 1991
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D009910