Oral hygiene evaluation for effective oral care in preventing pneumonia in dentate elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-64

  Abe, Shu ^a   Ishihara, Kazuyuki ^a   Adachi, Mieko ^b   Okuda, Katsuji ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Fuchu Health Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Dentate elderly; Oral bacteria; Oral care; Oral hygiene evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALIVA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33744966411     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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