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Descriptor English: Dental Devices, Home Care
Descriptor Spanish: Dispositivos para el Autocuidado Bucal
Descriptor aparatos para el cuidado dental domiciliario
Entry term(s) aparatos dentales para cuidados domiciliarios
chorro de agua
cuidados odontológicos domiciliarios
hilo dental
Scope note: Dispositivos utilizados a domicilio para mantener la salud dental y periodontal. Se incluyen los cepillos de dientes, hilos dentales, irrigadores de agua, estimuladores gingivales, etc.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dispositivos para o Cuidado Bucal Domiciliar
Descriptor French: Dispositifs d'hygiène buccodentaire à usage domestique
Entry term(s): Dental Floss
Floss, Dental
Home Care Dental Devices
Tree number(s): E06.186.250
E06.761.726.292
E07.222.250
VS2.003.002.005.001
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003742
Scope note: Devices used in the home by persons to maintain dental and periodontal health. The devices include toothbrushes, dental flosses, water irrigators, gingival stimulators, etc.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dental Prophylaxis (1966-1971)
Oral Health (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
Entry Version: DENT DEVICES HOME CARE
Related: Toothbrushing MeSH
DeCS ID: 3757
Unique ID: D003742
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1994/04/20
Dental Devices, Home Care - Preferred
Concept UI M0005871
Scope note Devices used in the home by persons to maintain dental and periodontal health. The devices include toothbrushes, dental flosses, water irrigators, gingival stimulators, etc.
Preferred term Dental Devices, Home Care
Entry term(s) Home Care Dental Devices
Floss, Dental - Narrower
Concept UI M0005872
Preferred term Floss, Dental
Entry term(s) Dental Floss



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