Oral Hygiene
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Oral Hygiene" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Oral Hygiene" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oral Hygiene" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Tucker CS, Efurd MG, Kennedy RL. Impact of Implementing a Competency-Based Clinical Curriculum: Transitioning a Dental Hygiene Program. J Allied Health. 2018; 47(1):e9-e15.
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De Bruyckere T, Eghbali A, Younes F, Cleymaet R, Jacquet W, De Bruyn H, Cosyn J. A 5-year prospective study on regenerative periodontal therapy of infrabony defects using minimally invasive surgery and a collagen-enriched bovine-derived xenograft. Clin Oral Investig. 2018 Apr; 22(3):1235-1242.