Descriptor in English: | Oral Health |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Salud Bucal |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Saúde Bucal |
Descriptor in French: | Santé buccodentaire |
Entry term(s): |
Health, Oral |
Tree number(s): |
N01.400.535 SP2.006.097 |
Scope note: | The optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease. |
Annotation: | differentiate from ORAL HYGIENE; oral health is the state of health of the mouth |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education EH ethnology ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
History Note: | 65; DENTAL HYGIENE was heading 1963-64 |
See also the descriptors: |
Dental Clinics
MeSH Dental Health Surveys MeSH Diagnosis, Oral MeSH Mouth Diseases MeSH Mouth Rehabilitation MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 28452 |
Descriptor UI: | D009909 |
Date Established: | 1965/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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Oral Health
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0015367 |
Scope note | The optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease. |
Preferred term | Oral Health |
Entry term(s) |
Health, Oral |
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