Aspiration Pneumonia and oral health: a critical review of literature

Objective: to identify evidences in the scientific literature if mechanical or chemical oral hygiene can prevent aspiration pneumonia in hospitalized patients. Material and Methods: it were included clinical studies indexed in Pubmed, Lilacs and Scielo databases from 2008 to 2017, following pre-dete...

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Main Authors: Nayara Perpétuo Gonçalves do Nascimento, Patricia Furtado Gonçalves, Dhelfeson Willya Douglas-de-Oliveira, Olga Dumont Flecha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Odontologia 2018-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Odontologia
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Online Access:http://www.revista.aborj.org.br/index.php/rbo/article/view/1058