Impact of routine oral care on opportunistic pathogens in the institutionalized elderly

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-73

  Kokubu, Koyu ^a   Senpuku, Hidenobu ^b   Tada, Akio ^b   Saotome, Yasuhiko ^a   Uematsu, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denture; Institutionalized elderly; Opportunistic pathogens; Oral biofilm; Oral care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NURSING HOME; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTURE, COMPLETE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NURSING HOMES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 52449131497     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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