| D007202 |
Indicators and Reagents |
Substances used for the detection, identification, analysis, etc. of chemical, biological, or pathologic processes or conditions. Indicators are substances that change in physical appearance, e.g., color, at or approaching the endpoint of a chemical titration, e.g., on the passage between acidity and alkalinity. Reagents are substances used for the detection or determination of another substance by chemical or microscopical means, especially analysis. Types of reagents are precipitants, solvents, oxidizers, reducers, fluxes, and colorimetric reagents. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p301, p499) |
Indicator,Reagent,Reagents,Indicators,Reagents and Indicators |
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| D009910 |
Oral Hygiene |
The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health. |
Dental Hygiene,Hygiene, Dental,Hygiene, Oral |
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| D003726 |
Dental Assistants |
Individuals who assist the dentist or the dental hygienist. |
Dental Nurses,Nurses, Dental,Assistant, Dental,Assistants, Dental,Dental Assistant,Dental Nurse,Nurse, Dental |
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| D003773 |
Dental Plaque |
A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms. |
Plaque, Dental |
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| D003774 |
Dental Plaque Index |
An index which scores the degree of dental plaque accumulation. |
Dental Plaque Indexes,Dental Plaque Indices,Index, Dental Plaque,Indexes, Dental Plaque,Indices, Dental Plaque |
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| D003777 |
Dental Prophylaxis |
Treatment for the prevention of periodontal diseases or other dental diseases by the cleaning of the teeth in the dental office using the procedures of DENTAL SCALING and DENTAL POLISHING. The treatment may include plaque detection, removal of supra- and subgingival plaque and calculus, application of caries-preventing agents, checking of restorations and prostheses and correcting overhanging margins and proximal contours of restorations, and checking for signs of food impaction. |
Prophylaxis, Dental |
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| D005459 |
Fluorides |
Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices. |
Fluoride |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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