| 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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