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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.
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- Prophylaxis, Dental
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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removal of calculus and stains by dentist or hygienist: prev of calculus and stains by patient = DENTAL HYGIENE see ORAL HYGIENE or TOOTHBRUSHING or DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE
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- National Library of Medicine. Dental Prophylaxis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003777. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003777
- Dental Prophylaxis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73467368