dental prophylaxis

Preferred Label : dental prophylaxis;

MeSH definition : Treatment for the prevention of periodontal diseases or other dental diseases by the cleaning of the teeth in the dental office using the procedures of DENTAL SCALING and DENTAL POLISHING. The treatment may include plaque detection, removal of supra- and subgingival plaque and calculus, application of caries-preventing agents, checking of restorations and prostheses and correcting overhanging margins and proximal contours of restorations, and checking for signs of food impaction.;

MeSH synonym : prophylaxis, dental;

MeSH annotation : removal of calculus & stains by dentist or hygienist: prev of calculus & stains by patient DENTAL HYGIENE see ORAL HYGIENE or TOOTHBRUSHING or DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DF: DENT PROPHYLAXIS; removal of calculus and stains by dentist or hygienist: prev of calculus and stains by patient DENTAL HYGIENE see ORAL HYGIENE or TOOTHBRUSHING or DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE;

Details

Origin ID

D003777;

UMLS CUI

C0011393;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Dental Prophylaxis [NCIt concept]
Indexing information
- perlite [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- dental prophylaxis [MeSH concept]
See also
- dental calculus [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Dental Prophylaxis [NCIt concept]

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