Concept information
Preferred term
dental health
Definition
- Dental health emcompasses care of the teeth, jaws, soft structures of tongue, lips and oral mucosa (the soft pink covering inside the mouth). Teeth are made up of four types of tissue—enamel, dentin, pulp and cementum. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Dental Health]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/dental_health
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