Definition: The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health.
differentiate from ORAL HEALTH; oral hyg is care toward maintaining good oral health performed by the person himself or a caregiver in the case of invalid or disabled persons; differentiate also from DENTAL CARE, care by professionals; for oral hyg using
See AlsoToothbrushing; Dental Devices, Home Care
Other names Dental Hygiene; Hygiene, Oral; Hygiene, Dental
