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Oral health

Oral health is a state of being free from chronic mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral sores, birth defects such as cleft lip and palate, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay and tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that affect the oral cavity. Risk factors for oral diseases include unhealthy diet, tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, and poor oral hygiene.

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- Oral health

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- Oral health

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- Publications: oral health

RELATED LINKS

- WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme
- Oral health databases


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