Adults who move into a care home have their mouth care needs assessed on admission. Self-care can deteriorate before a person moves into a care home, so they may be admitted with poor oral health.
What is the level of oral health-related quality of life among elderly nursing home residents, and how does it relate to prosthetic needs? A new study investigated the relationship between these ...
Good oral health is vital for overall health and it is especially important to reinforce this with children to establish positive health behaviours from an early age. In 2017-2018, only 58.4% of ...
Four common etiologies contribute to oral mucosa breakdown in the neuroscience patient population: motor or cognitive deficits, oropharyngeal musculature or swallowing dysfunction, specific ...
Dehydration impacts negatively on patient health and can have a fatal outcome. A check of the oral mucosa can give nurses an indication of whether a patient is at risk A small, three-week trial ...
Oral health is essential to healthy aging, yet a ¨silent epidemic of oral diseases¨ disproportionately burdens older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Access to dental care in these ...
Educators and clinicians have developed an educational and clinical innovation transitioning the traditional head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat (HEENT) examination to the addition of the teeth, gums, ...