Oral hygiene practices, smoking habits, and self-perceived oral malodoramong dental students

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 48-60

  Almas, Khalid ^a   Al Hawish, Abdullah ^b   Al Khamis, Waheed ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dental students; Halitosis; Miswak (chewing sticks); Oral hygiene; Oral malodor; Saudi Arabia; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEWING GUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; TEA; TOOTH BRUSHING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 3242682559     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-4-4-77     Document Type: Article

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