Professional oral health care reduces the number of oropharyngeal bacteria

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 594-598

  Ishikawa, A ^a   Yoneyama, T ^b   Hirota, K ^c   Miyake, Y ^c   Miyatake, K ^d  

^a Hamamatsu city Oral Health and Care Center   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^d SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Oral health care; Oropharyngeal bacteria; Professional care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING HOME; OROPHARYNX; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 45849102062     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700602     Document Type: Article

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