Dr. Raluca Cosgarea
Oral Hygiene is the observe of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to control dental problems, most commonly, dental cavities, gingivitis, dental related diseases and bad breath. There are oral pathologic conditions in which sensible oral hygiene is obligated for healing and regeneration of the oral tissues. Oral Hygiene journals focus is in the fields of Periodontology, Oral Biology and Dental Implantology. The majority of oral health conditions are: dental caries (tooth decay), periodontal diseases, oral cancers, oral manifestations of HIV, oro-dental trauma, cleft lip and palate, and noma (severe gangrenous disease starting in the mouth mostly affecting children). Most oral health conditions are largely preventable and can be treated in their early stages. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 estimated that oral diseases affect close to 3.5 billion people worldwide, with caries of permanent teeth being the most common condition. Globally, it is estimated that 2.3 billion people suffer from caries of permanent teeth and more than 530 million children suffer from caries of primary teeth.
