Trial reportYonsei medical journal2014
Effect of an oral hygienic care program for stroke patients in the intensive care unit.
Trial report in Yonsei medical journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Behavioural Change Interventions for Preventing Periodontal Disease in Older Adults: A Literature Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Impact of Three Types of Mouthwash: "Colistin and Chlorhexidine," "Tobramycin and Chlorhexidine," and "Chlorhexidine Alone" in Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICU Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Article
- Oral Health in Patients Hospitalized Because of Ischemic Stroke.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Association between Improvement of Oral Health, Swallowing Function, and Nutritional Intake Method in Acute Stroke Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Oral care after stroke: Where are we now?European stroke journal · 2018Review
- Effect of Oral Health Care Program on Oral Health Status of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes: a Quasi-experimental Study.Materia socio-medica · 2017Article
- Tongue coating frequency and its colonization by yeasts in chronic kidney disease patients.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2016Article
- Oral and endotracheal tubes colonization by periodontal bacteria: a case-control ICU study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2016Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThe effects of an oral hygienic care program (OHCP) have been reported in several diseases. However, no study exists investigating the influence of an OHCP on stroke patients or patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been reported, thus we sought to investigate the potential effect of an OHCP. MATERIALS AND
methodsFifty-six consecutive stroke patients who were admitted to the ICU were randomly assigned to two groups: the intervention (29 patients) and control groups (27 patients). The OHCP included tooth brushing with an inter-dental brush and tongue cleaner and cleaning with chlorhexidine was administered to patients by one dentist once per day during admission in the ICU (mean, 2.2 weeks). The plague index, gingival index, clinical attachment loss, and colonization degree of candida albicans were assessed.
resultsAfter OHCP, the plaque index, gingival index, and colonization degree of candida albicans in saliva showed a significant decrease in the intervention group compared to those of the control group (p<0.05). However, no significant difference was observed in clinical attachment loss and the colonization degree of candida albicans on the tongue (p>0.05).
conclusionOur OHCP was effective in improving the oral hygienic status and periodontal health of stroke patients during their stay in the ICU. Therefore, we recommend administration of the OHCP for stroke patients during their stay in the ICU.
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