| the miswak (chewing stick) and oral health. studies on oral hygiene practices of urban saudi arabians. | the miswak, a traditional chewing stick for cleaning teeth, is made from the plant salvadora persica. for religious and cultural reasons, miswak use is firmly established and widespread in saudi arabia and most other muslim countries. only recently has scientific evaluation of the miswak been undertaken. the aims of the thesis were: 1) to explore current oral hygiene habits and oral health awareness among urban saudi arabians in relation to age, gender and educational level (papers i and ii); 2) ... | 2004 | 15224592 |