Open AccessPerception of the importance of oral hygiene in a group of adults from South-West Romania
Author(s) -
Dora Maria Popescu,
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Andrada Şoancă,
Allma Pitru,
Alex Ioan Sălan,
Dorin Nicolae Gheorghe,
Petra Şurlin,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of stomatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6078
pISSN - 1843-0805
DOI - 10.37897/rjs.2021.3.5
Subject(s) - oral hygiene , medicine , dentistry , hygiene , periodontal disease , tooth brushing , oral cavity , oral health , dental prophylaxis , dental plaque , pathology , toothbrush , brush , electrical engineering , engineering
Oral hygiene is a dental procedure with the role of removing bacterial plaque and action to prevent oral diseases, including periodontal disease. Oral prophylaxis includes both daily dental hygiene (daily brushing, flossing and mouthwash) and the visits to the dentist for professional hygiene and prophylaxis. The correct brushing of the teeth is important not only for maintaining oral health but also for the health of the whole body, because there are correlations between diseases of the oral cavity and problems of the digestive tract or even heart disease.