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Descriptor English: Toothbrushing
Descriptor Spanish: Cepillado Dental
Descriptor cepillado dental
Scope note: Acto de limpieza de los dientes con un cepillo para eliminar la placa y evitar su deterioro.
Descriptor Portuguese: Escovação Dentária
Descriptor French: Brossage dentaire
Entry term(s): Toothbrushings
Tree number(s): E06.761.726.794
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014099
Scope note: The act of cleaning teeth with a brush to remove plaque and prevent tooth decay. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Annotation: restrict to brushing with a toothbrush: see note at DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 70; was TOOTHBRUSHES 1963-69
Online Note: use TOOTHBRUSHING to search TOOTHBRUSHES 1966-69
History Note: 70; was TOOTHBRUSHES 1963-69
DeCS ID: 14489
Unique ID: D014099
NLM Classification: WU 113
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1995/05/18
Toothbrushing - Preferred
Concept UI M0021705
Scope note The act of cleaning teeth with a brush to remove plaque and prevent tooth decay. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Preferred term Toothbrushing
Entry term(s) Toothbrushings



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