oral hygiene

American  

noun

1. the state or practice of keeping the mouth cavity in a healthy condition, as by a regular program of brushing and flossing the teeth combined with periodic examinations by a dentist.

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oral hygiene British  

noun

1. another name for dental hygiene

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Example Sentences

Future research may help reveal how lifestyle, sex, age, oral hygiene habits, and baseline microbiome differences shape the effects of dietary nitrate.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The study found that though this community has generally poor oral hygiene, it also had low rates of dementia and cardiovascular disease.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024

Now, thanks to the poor oral hygiene of that period, her teeth are helping illuminate a vanished world of bacteria and their chemical creations.

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023

But if you have a long history of lackadaisical oral hygiene at home, your hygienist won’t necessarily believe the pandemic is behind your current tartar situation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021

Brushing my teeth is very important and not just because of the proven connection between poor oral hygiene and heart attacks.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan