 Oral Health
"Oral Health" 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 optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease.
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D009909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.400.535
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Oral Health" by people in this website by year, and whether "Oral Health" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2022 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oral Health" by people in Profiles.
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Kumar PS, Beverly ML, Galindo-Fernandez P, Thompson W, Verma M, Shick E. To Vape or Not to Vape: Oral Health in the Age of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems. Int Dent J. 2026 Jun; 76(3):109523.
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Braun PA, Wiggins KT, Flowerday C, Bienstock A, Dickinson LM. Healthcare Providers' Oral Health Practices Participating in a Regional Oral Health Intervention. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 16:21501319251360952.
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Kelekar U, Pan X, Philippou E, Muhammad T, Heyn PC, Wu B. Associations between oral health measures and cognitive function in middle aged and older Indian adults. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 16; 15(1):13183.
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Sheen A, Shah P, Finlayson TL, Braun PA, Laniado N. Positive Parent-Child Interaction and Children's Oral Health: Findings From the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), 2020-2021. J Public Health Dent. 2025 Sep; 85(3):284-291.
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Amedari MI, Atanda AJ, Amedari IK, Monger M, Walker BH. The association between predisposing, enabling and need factors and oral health care utilization among U.S. working age adults. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Apr 07; 25(1):501.
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Jessani A, Athanasakos A, Tiwari T. An Adapted Behavioral Framework for Integrating LGBT+ in Dental Curriculum: Learner-Centered Training to Person-Centered Care. J Dent Educ. 2025 Nov; 89(11):1611-1616.
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Chamut S, Alhassan M, Hameedaldeen A, Kaplish S, Yang AH, Wade CG, Alghamdi S, Chamut D, Novy BB, Chandel T. Every bite counts to achieve oral health: a scoping review on diet and oral health preventive practices. Int J Equity Health. 2024 Dec 02; 23(1):261.
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Heaton LJ, Santoro M, Tiwari T, Preston R, Schroeder K, Randall CL, Sonnek A, Tranby EP. Mental Health, Socioeconomic Position, and Oral Health: A Path Analysis. Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Oct 03; 21:E76.
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Malik KE, Scarbro S, Yu J, Chin K, Braun PA, Feinstein JA. Differences in the Oral Health of Children With Medical Complexity. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Jan-Feb; 25(1):102552.
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Tiwari T, Wright CD, Heaton LJ, Santoro M, Tranby EP. Dental anxiety and oral health in American Indian and Alaska natives. J Public Health Dent. 2025 Jun; 85(2):192-196.
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