ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Effectiveness of Individual Oral Health Care Training in Hospitalized Inpatients in Geriatric Wards.
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- Depression, Functional Dependence, and Oral Health: Evidence from a Clinical Study of Older Spanish Adults.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Individually Trained Oral Prophylaxis (iTOP) Education on Long-Term Oral Health in Medical and Dental Students: A Two-Year Prospective Cohort Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Behavioural Change Interventions for Preventing Periodontal Disease in Older Adults: A Literature Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- [Improvement of oral health of older people in hospitals: a scoping review].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2025Article
- Oral health behaviors and associated factors in older adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Exploring the integration of dentistry within a multidisciplinary palliative care team: does bedside dental care improve quality of life and symptom burden in inpatient palliative care patients?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Insights into the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial potential of Nigella sativa essential oil against oral pathogens.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Oral health assessment in institutionalized elderly: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of individual oral health care training (IndOHCT) on dental plaque removal and denture cleaning in hospitalized geriatric inpatients.
backgroundThe literature reveals neglect of hygiene and oral care in people aged over 65 years, especially in persons in need of care. Hospitalized geriatric inpatients have poorer dental health than those non-hospitalized. Furthermore, the existing literature reporting on oral healthcare training interventions for hospitalized geriatric inpatients is scarce. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis pre-post-controlled intervention study dichotomized 90 hospitalized geriatric inpatients into an intervention group (IG) and a control group (CG). Inpatients in the IG received IndOHCT. Oral hygiene was assessed using the Turesky modified Quigley-Hein index (TmQHI) and the denture hygiene index (DHI), at baseline (T0), at a second examination (T1a), and after supervised autonomous tooth brushing and denture cleaning (T1b). The influence of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and Barthel Index (BI) scores on oral hygiene was examined.
resultsThere was no significant plaque reduction on teeth or dentures between T0 and T1a in either group. Between T1a and T1b, plaque reduction on the teeth was more effective in the IG than in the CG (
conclusionsIndOHCT improved oral and denture hygiene in geriatric inpatients by enabling them to clean their teeth and dentures more effectively.
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