oral hygiene

noun

The practice of keeping the mouth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gingivitis, periodontitis, bad breath (halitosis), and other dental disorders.

Similar
dental caretoilet of the mouth
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Meanings

nounoral hygiene (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of keeping the mouth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gingivitis, periodontitis, bad breath (halitosis), and other dental disorders.

    Synonyms: dental care, toilet of the mouth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe practice of keeping the mouth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gingivitis, periodontitis, bad breath (halitosis), and other dental disorders.

Similar
dental caretoilet of the mouth

Translations

Arabic صِحَّة الفَمّ
  • صِحَّة الفَمّkeeping the mouth clean
Catalan higiene bucodental
  • higiene bucodentalkeeping the mouth clean
Chinese Mandarin 口腔衛生 /口腔卫生
  • 口腔衛生 /口腔卫生 (kǒuqiāng wèishēng)keeping the mouth clean
Czech ústní hygiena
  • ústní hygienakeeping the mouth clean
Danish mundhygiejne
  • mundhygiejnekeeping the mouth clean
Finnish suuhygienia
  • suuhygieniakeeping the mouth clean
German Mundhygiene, Zahnpflege
  • Mundhygienekeeping the mouth clean
  • Zahnpflegekeeping the mouth clean
  • Mundpflegekeeping the mouth clean
Hungarian szájhigiénia
  • szájhigiéniakeeping the mouth clean
Korean 구강위생
  • 구강위생 (gugang'wisaeng)keeping the mouth clean
Norwegian Bokmål munnhygiene
  • munnhygienekeeping the mouth clean
Polish higiena jamy ustnej
  • higiena jamy ustnejkeeping the mouth clean
Portuguese higiene bucal
  • higiene bucalkeeping the mouth clean
Russian гигие́на по́лости рта
  • гигие́на по́лости рта (gigijéna pólosti rta)keeping the mouth clean
Swedish munhygien
  • munhygienkeeping the mouth clean
Turkish ağız hijyeni
  • ağız hijyenikeeping the mouth clean
Vietnamese vệ sinh răng miệng
  • vệ sinh răng miệngkeeping the mouth clean
Cite this entry
APA

oral hygiene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20hygiene

MLA

“oral hygiene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20hygiene. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oral hygiene,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20hygiene.

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