Dental Devices, Home Care
"Dental Devices, Home Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Devices used in the home by persons to maintain dental and periodontal health. The devices include toothbrushes, dental flosses, water irrigators, gingival stimulators, etc.
MeSH Number(s)
E06.186.250
E06.761.726.292
E07.222.250
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dental Devices, Home Care".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Dental Devices, Home Care".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dental Devices, Home Care" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Dental Devices, Home Care" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Devices, Home Care" by people in Profiles.
-
The Effect of Dental Flossing Instructions and Technique on Interproximal Bleeding: A randomized control trial. J Dent Hyg. 2023 Aug; 97(4):36-45.
-
Effectiveness of the GumChucks flossing system compared to string floss for interdental plaque removal in children: a randomized clinical trial. Sci Rep. 2020 02 20; 10(1):3052.
-
Improving overall health of children living with HIV through an oral health intervention in Cambodia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2018 Dec 06; 19(1):673.
-
Factors affecting patients' adherence to orthodontic appointments. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2016 Mar; 149(3):319-24.
-
Use of dental clinics and oral hygiene practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. Int Dent J. 2016 Apr; 66(2):99-104.
-
Primary prevention of periodontitis: managing gingivitis. J Clin Periodontol. 2015 Apr; 42 Suppl 16:S71-6.
-
Self-reported Oral Hygiene Habits in Smokers and Nonsmokers Diagnosed with Periodontal Disease. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2015; 13(3):245-51.
-
At-home oral care for adults with developmental disabilities: a survey of caregivers. J Am Dent Assoc. 2014 Oct; 145(10):1018-25.
-
Preventive oral health practices of school pupils in Southern Nigeria. BMC Oral Health. 2014 Jul 07; 14:83.
-
The relationship between seven health practices and oral health status in community-dwelling elderly Thai. Gerodontology. 2013 Dec; 30(4):254-61.