The short-term effects of various oral care methods in dependent elderly: comparison between toothbrushing, tongue cleaning with sponge brush and wiping on oral mucous membrane by chlorhexidine

• Published in: Gerodontology Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. e870 - e882
• Main Authors: Tashiro, Kazuhisa, Katoh, Tamiko, Yoshinari, Nobuo, Hirai, Kaname, Andoh, Nobuyuki, Makii, Kakuma, Matsuo, Kouichiro, Ogasawara, Tadashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Infective Agents, Local - administration & dosage; Bacterial Load - drug effects; chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine - administration & dosage; Chlorhexidine - analogs & derivatives; Dental Plaque - therapy; Dental Plaque Index; dependent elderly; Female; Frail Elderly; Halitosis - therapy; Humans; Lactobacillus - drug effects; Lactobacillus - isolation & purification; Male; Mouth Mucosa - drug effects; opportunistic infections; Opportunistic Infections - prevention & control; oral care; Oral Hygiene - methods; Oropharynx - drug effects; Oropharynx - microbiology; Periodontal Index; Porphyromonas gingivalis - drug effects; Porphyromonas gingivalis - isolation & purification; Pseudomonas aeruginosa - drug effects; Pseudomonas aeruginosa - isolation & purification; Saliva - secretion; Streptococcus - classification; Streptococcus - drug effects; Streptococcus mutans - drug effects; Streptococcus mutans - isolation & purification; the short-term effects; Tongue - drug effects; Toothbrushing - methods

doi: 10.1111/j.1741‐2358.2011.00577.x The short‐term effects of various oral care methods in dependent elderly: comparison between toothbrushing, tongue cleaning with sponge brush and wiping on oral mucous membrane by chlorhexidine Objectives:  To explore the short‐term effects from toothbrushing, t...