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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.547.600 E06.761.726
Concept/Terms	Oral Hygiene Oral Hygiene Hygiene, Oral Dental Hygiene Hygiene, Dental

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Hygiene [E02.547]
Oral Hygiene [E02.547.600]
Dentistry [E06]
Preventive Dentistry [E06.761]
Oral Hygiene [E06.761.726]

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2010 and 2013 and 2018 and 2019 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	1	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	1	2
2019	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Oral Hygiene" by people in Profiles.

Devi A, Kritz-Silverstein D, Martinez LS, Calzo JP, Strong DR, Hoeft KS, Finlayson TL. Factors Associated With Oral Hygiene Practices Among Young Mexican-Identifying Southern Californians. J Public Health Dent. 2025 Sep; 85(3):302-308.

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Finlayson TL, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Malcarne VL, Ryder M, Ayala GX, Martinez LS, Schiaffino MK, Hoeft KS, Gansky SA, Dougherty E, Stamm N, Shue B, Maupom? G. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young adults. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Apr 10; 25(1):515.

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Dontsop M, Nwankwo K, Walker R, Potter C, Chen CK, Bol R, Sherden L, Gangula PR, Farmer-Dixon C. Investigating the relationship between dental cavities and protective factors among children aged 0-5 years. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Jan; 48(1):60-68.

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Yano Y, Abnet CC, Poustchi H, Roshandel G, Pourshams A, Islami F, Khoshnia M, Amiriani T, Norouzi A, Kamangar F, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Dawsey SM, Vogtmann E, Malekzadeh R, Etemadi A. Oral Health and Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Large Prospective Study from a High-risk Region: Golestan Cohort Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2021 07; 14(7):709-718.

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Folayan MO, Alade M, Adeniyi A, El Tantawi M, Finlayson TL. Association between developmental dental anomalies, early childhood caries and oral hygiene status of 3-5-year-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. BMC Oral Health. 2019 12 31; 20(1):1.

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Finlayson TL, Cabudol M, Liu JX, Garza JR, Gansky SA, Ramos-Gomez F. A qualitative study of the multi-level influences on oral hygiene practices for young children in an Early Head Start program. BMC Oral Health. 2019 07 26; 19(1):166.

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Maramaldi P, Cadet T, Burke SL, LeCloux M, White E, Kalenderian E, Kinnunen T. Oral health and cancer screening in long-term care nursing facilities: Motivation and opportunity as intervention targets. Gerodontology. 2018 Dec; 35(4):407-416.

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Mattheus D, Shannon M, Gandhi K, Lim E. Oral Health Knowledge and Practices of Pediatric and Family Nurse Practitioners. J Pediatr Health Care. 2018 Jul - Aug; 32(4):356-362.

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Maramaldi P, Cadet T, Burke S, LeCloux M, White E, Kinnunen TH, Kalenderian E. Administrators' Perceptions of Oral Health Care and Cancer Screening in Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities. J Appl Gerontol. 2019 10; 38(10):1391-1420.

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Finlayson TL, Asgari P, Hoffman L, Palomo-Zerfas A, Gonzalez M, Stamm N, Rocha MI, Nunez-Alvarez A. Formative Research: Using a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Develop an Oral Health Intervention for Migrant Mexican Families. Health Promot Pract. 2017 05; 18(3):454-465.

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