Oral hygiene reduces the mortality from aspiration pneumonia in frail elders

J Dent Res. 2015 Mar;94(3 Suppl):14S-16S. doi: 10.1177/0022034514552494. Epub 2014 Oct 7.

Author

F Müller¹

Affiliation

¹ University Clinics of Dental Medicine, Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, Geneva, Switzerland frauke.mueller@unige.ch.

No abstract available

Keywords: geriatric dentistry; gerodontology; institutionalized patients; long-term care facility; nocturnal denture use; ventilation.

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MeSH terms

Dentures*
Female
Health Behavior*
Humans
Male
Pneumonia / etiology*
Sleep*