Factors That Affect Oral Care Outcomes for Institutionalized Elderly

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an oral care intervention program on the incidence of pneumonia and fever as a surrogate endpoint. In addition, we tried to determine the oral care risk factors for the incidence of fever. We provided an oral care program for the elderly at one pri...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Nomura, Noriko Takei, Takanori Ishii, Koji Takada, Yasuharu Amitani, Hitomi Koganezawa, Shizuko Fukuhara, Keita Asai, Ryuji Uozumi, Kazuhisa Bessho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2478408