oral hygiene - CISMeF

Preferred Label : oral hygiene;

MeSH definition : The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health.;

MeSH synonym : dental hygiene; hygiene, oral; hygiene, dental;

MeSH annotation : 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; 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 Persons with Disabilities; differentiate also from DENTAL CARE, care by professionals; for oral hyg using dental floss, water picks, etc. use DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE or TOOTHBRUSHING;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral hygiene;

Details

Origin ID

D009910;

UMLS CUI

C0029164;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [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
- Oral Hygiene [NCIt concept]
- Oral hygiene [MedDRA LLT]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- dental health [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- oral hygiene [MeSH concept]
See also
- dental devices, home care [MeSH Descriptor]
- toothbrushing [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- dental care [MeSH Descriptor]
- dental health services [MeSH Descriptor]
- oral health [MeSH Descriptor]
- oral hygiene index [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Individual Behavior [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Oral Hygiene [NCIt concept]
- Oral hygiene [MedDRA LLT]

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