Oral Hygiene Index

"Oral Hygiene Index" 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.

MeSH information

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A combination of the debris index and the dental calculus index to determine the status of oral hygiene.

Descriptor ID	D009911
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.980.438.300.675 E06.208.576 N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.670 N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.675 N06.890.160.168
Concept/Terms	Oral Hygiene Index Oral Hygiene Index Index, Oral Hygiene Indices, Oral Hygiene Oral Hygiene Indices Oral Hygiene Indexes Hygiene Indexe, Oral Hygiene Indexes, Oral Indexe, Oral Hygiene Indexes, Oral Hygiene Oral Hygiene Indexe

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Oral Hygiene Index".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
Dental Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438.300]
Oral Hygiene Index [E05.318.308.980.438.300.675]
Dentistry [E06]
Dental Health Surveys [E06.208]
Oral Hygiene Index [E06.208.576]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Dental Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300]
Oral Hygiene Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.670]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Dental Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300]
Oral Hygiene Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.675]
Public Health Dentistry [N06.890]
Dental Health Surveys [N06.890.160]
Oral Hygiene Index [N06.890.160.168]

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