Oral health in elderly patients

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 09 Nov 1995 English Publisher:Mark Allen GroupJournal:British Journal of Nursing, volume 4, pages 1,204-1,208 (issn: 0966-0461, eissn: 2052-2819,

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Authors: M P, Sweeney; A, Shaw; B, Yip; J, Bagg;

doi: 10.12968/bjon.1995.4.20.1204

pmid: 8696089

Oral health in elderly patients

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Abstract

A study of the oral health of elderly institutionalised patients and their oral care has revealed significant deficiencies, illustrating the need for a multidisciplinary approach to oral health care centred on the development of mouth care regimens for nursing staff.

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University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
United Kingdom

Keywords

Aged, 80 and over, Male, Nursing Audit, Middle Aged, Oral Hygiene, Health Surveys, Prevalence, Humans, Female, Nursing Care, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Geriatric Assessment, Aged

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