ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Effects of Oral Health Interventions in People with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Systematic Review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dental Factors Associated With Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Institutionalised Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Gerodontology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of a swallowing and oral-care program on resuming oral feeding and reducing pneumonia in patients following endotracheal extubation: a randomized, open-label, controlled trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Trial
- Functional Oral Intake, Eating-Related Quality of Life and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The importance of integrated care in the management of dysphagia among homebound older patients with heart failure: a narrative review.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Review
- Factors associated with nurses' self-efficacy in oral care at Oulu University Hospital, Finland.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Oral Hygiene in Patients with Stroke: A Best Practice Implementation Project Protocol.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
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- Dysphagia Care and Management in Rehabilitation: A National Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses on dysphagia screening and oral care in acute stroke patients.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
People with oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) are at risk of developing aspiration pneumonia. However, there is no "best practice" for oral health interventions to improve swallowing-related outcomes, the incidence of aspiration pneumonia, and oral health in people with OD. Systematic literature searches were conducted for oral health interventions in OD in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO until July 2021. Original articles published in English and reporting pre- and post-intervention measurements were included. The methodology and reporting were guided by the PRISMA checklist. The methodological quality of the eight included studies was rated using the QualSyst critical appraisal tool. The oral health interventions in people with OD were diverse. This study shows little evidence that regular oral care and the free water protocol or oral disinfection reduced the incidence of aspiration pneumonia in people with OD. Oral cleaning, twice a day with an antibacterial toothpaste in combination with intraoral cleaning or the free water protocol, proved to be the most promising intervention to improve oral health. The effect of improved oral health status on swallowing-related outcomes could not be established. Increasing awareness of the importance of oral health and implementing practical oral care guidelines for people involved in the daily care of people with OD are recommended.
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