Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping
the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems, most commonly, dental
cavities, gingivitis, periodontal (gum) diseases and bad breath. There are also
oral pathologic conditions in which good oral hygiene is required for healing
and regeneration of the oral tissues. These conditions include
gingivitis,periodontitis, and dental trauma, such as subluxation, oral cysts,
and following wisdom tooth extraction.
Oral hygiene is a care the mouth with or
without use antiseptics to meet one needs personal hygiene clients .Simply oral
hygiene to use the clean water , warm and mature .Oral hygiene can be done with
in the treatment of hygiene another body as bathroom , mengosok teeth etc
.Nurses need to help patients / family for the maintenance to enhance the role
of active in giving care to victims
Good oral hygiene results in a mouth
that looks and smells healthy. This means:
• Your
teeth are clean and free of debris
• Gums
are pink and do not hurt or bleed when you brush or floss
• Bad
breath is not a constant problem