Trial reportInternational journal of dental hygiene2019
Efficacy of regular professional brushing by a dental nurse for 3 months in nursing home residents-A randomized, controlled clinical trial.
Trial report in International journal of dental hygiene, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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- Effectiveness of a Mouth Care Program Provided by Nursing Home Staff vs Standard Care on Reducing Pneumonia Incidence: A Cluster Randomized Trial.JAMA network open · 2020Trial
- Effects of Domiciliary Professional Oral Care for Care-Dependent Elderly in Nursing Homes - Oral Hygiene, Gingival Bleeding, Root Caries and Nursing Staff's Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Trial
- Efficacy of regular professional brushing by a dental nurse for 3 months in nursing home residents-A randomized, controlled clinical trial.International journal of dental hygiene · 2019Trial
- Barriers, challenges, and facilitators in oral health care for older adults in home-based care: stakeholder perspectives from germany.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- [Health status of older people in long-term inpatient care-a narrative review].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Review
- Oral health assessment in institutionalized elderly: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The Effect of Domiciliary Professional Oral Care on Root Caries Progression in Care-Dependent Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Prevalence, and Risk Indicators of Coronal and Root Caries in Mexican Older Adults in Nursing Homes.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2023Article
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Deal with Alzheimer's Disease-From Bench to Bedside: What Feasible Options Do Already Exist Today?Biomedicines · 2022Review
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- ORAL HEALTH IN NURSING HOMES: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.The journal of nursing home research sciences · 2020Article
- The underestimated problem of oralClinical and experimental dental research · 2019Observational
- Professional Brushing Following Shortened Outreach Periodontal Therapy in Nursing Home Residents: A Prospective Extension Study With Historical Comparisons.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryArticle
- Oral Health Disorders in Parkinson's Disease: More than Meets the Eye.Journal of Parkinson's diseaseReview
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Abstract
objectivesThe oral health of nursing home residents is poor for various reasons. Many require help for oral hygiene. Regular professional brushing by a dental nurse should improve oral hygiene. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of regular tooth brushing by a dental nurse on the oral health of nursing home residents.
methodsThis controlled trial randomized participants (n = 50; mean age 83 ± 8 years) to brushing by a dental nurse every 2 weeks for 3 months (n = 25; test group) or oral hygiene procedures performed/controlled by nursing home staff (n = 25; control group). Personal, general and oral health, as well as various oral hygiene parameters-plaque index (PI), gingivitis index (GI), papilla bleeding index (PBI), oral hygiene index (OHI) and Volpe-Manhold Index (VMI)-were evaluated at baseline, after initial professional dental cleaning and before last brushing.
resultsAt baseline, oral health was impaired according to investigated indices in both groups. After professional brushing for 3 months, there were improvements in PI, GI and PBI, with significant increases compared with the control group in OHI and VMI (P = 0.017 and P < 0.001, respectively). Among the control group, the number of teeth decreased while the root caries index increased (P = 0.002 between groups).
conclusionsRegular professional brushing every 2 weeks by a dental nurse can be recommended for nursing homes residents to improve oral health parameters and to help reduce root caries incidence as a basis to preserve the number of teeth. Such oral hygiene procedures will maintain and improve the oral health of nursing home residents.
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