"Toothbrushing" 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.
The act of cleaning teeth with a brush to remove plaque and prevent tooth decay. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Toothbrushing".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Toothbrushing".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Toothbrushing" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Toothbrushing" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Toothbrushing" by people in Profiles.
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Uptake of a Multilingual Intervention to Promote Toothbrushing in a Safety-Net Health Care System. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Mar-Apr; 22(2):173.
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Association Between Daily Toothbrushing and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Feb 01; 184(2):131-142.
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Dental health and lung cancer risk in the Golestan Cohort Study. BMC Cancer. 2024 Jan 13; 24(1):74.
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Factors predicting different times for brushing teeth during the day: multilevel analyses. BMC Oral Health. 2023 11 24; 23(1):916.
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The Effect of Dental Flossing Instructions and Technique on Interproximal Bleeding: A randomized control trial. J Dent Hyg. 2023 Aug; 97(4):36-45.
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Association between Frequency of Toothbrushing and Metabolic Syndrome among Adolescents: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 01 03; 19(1).
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Electric and Manual Oral Hygiene Routines Affect Plaque Index Score Differently. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 12; 18(24).
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Oral health knowledge and practices in the Kaski District of Nepal. Community Dent Health. 2021 May 28; 38(2):105-111.
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Network meta-analysis from a pairwise meta-analysis design: to assess the comparative effectiveness of oral care interventions in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients. Clin Oral Investig. 2021 May; 25(5):2439-2447.
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Comparison of a Novel Sonic Toothbrush to Manual Brushing on Plaque Control and Gingival Inflammation: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2021 Jan-Feb; 41(1):99-104.