Oral Hygiene
| Definition: |
The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health. |
| Notes: |
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 |
| Previously Indexed: |
Oral Health (1966-1972) |
Oral Hygiene Definitions and Terms
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