Dental Devices, Home Care
"Dental Devices, Home Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices used in the home by persons to maintain dental and periodontal health. The devices include toothbrushes, dental flosses, water irrigators, gingival stimulators, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D003742
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.186.250 E06.761.726.292 E07.222.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Devices, Home Care" by people in Profiles.
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Rivas-Tumanyan S, Campos M, Zevallos JC, Joshipura KJ. Periodontal disease, hypertension, and blood pressure among older adults in Puerto Rico. J Periodontol. 2013 Feb; 84(2):203-11.
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Merchant A, Pitiphat W, Douglass CW, Crohin C, Joshipura K. Oral hygiene practices and periodontitis in health care professionals. J Periodontol. 2002 May; 73(5):531-5.