Phrase guide

oral hygiene

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dental care, toilet of the mouth

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صِحَّة الفَمّ — keeping the mouth clean
  • Catalan: higiene bucodental — keeping the mouth clean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口腔衛生 /口腔卫生 (kǒuqiāng wèishēng) — keeping the mouth clean
  • Czech: ústní hygiena — keeping the mouth clean
  • Danish: mundhygiejne — keeping the mouth clean
  • Finnish: suuhygienia — keeping the mouth clean
  • Georgian: პირის ღრუს ჰიგიენა (ṗiris ɣrus higiena) — keeping the mouth clean
  • German: Mundhygiene — keeping the mouth clean
  • German: Zahnpflege — keeping the mouth clean
  • German: Mundpflege — keeping the mouth clean
  • Hungarian: szájhigiénia — keeping the mouth clean
  • Korean: 구강위생 (gugang'wisaeng) — keeping the mouth clean
  • Norwegian Bokmål: munnhygiene — keeping the mouth clean
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: munnhygiene — keeping the mouth clean
  • Polish: higiena jamy ustnej — keeping the mouth clean
  • Portuguese: higiene bucal — keeping the mouth clean
  • Russian: гигие́на по́лости рта (gigijéna pólosti rta) — keeping the mouth clean
  • Swedish: munhygien — keeping the mouth clean
  • Turkish: ağız hijyeni — keeping the mouth clean
  • Vietnamese: vệ sinh răng miệng — keeping the mouth clean