Oral care in intensive care units: A literature review

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-11

  Jones, Hannah ^a  

^a Bewdley Dental Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Intubation; Oral hygiene; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; FLUORIDE; NYSTATIN;

DENTAL CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GINGIVITIS; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; THRUSH; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; XEROSTOMIA; HEALTH; INTENSIVE CARE;

DENTAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 15944406799     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2005.tb00366.x     Document Type: Review

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