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http://dx.doi.org/10.17135/jdhs.2016.16.6.432

Effect of Professional Oral Healthcare Program on the Oral Status of Elderly Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities  

Lee, Keun-Yoo (Department of Dental Hygiene, The Graduate School, Namseoul University)
Lim, Soon-Ryun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Namseoul University)
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Journal of dental hygiene science / v.16, no.6, 2016 , pp. 432-441 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of professional oral healthcare program in eldery residents long-term care facilities. Ninety-four elderly residents from 5 different facilities in Asan participated in this study. The subjects were divided into 3 groups, with 32 in experimental group I, 30 in experimental group II, and 32 in the control group. Subjects in experimental group I were treated by a dental hygienist with professional oral healthcare and received daily oral care from caregivers who had completed elderly oral healthcare course. Subjects in experimental group II received daily oral care from caregivers who had completed elderly oral healthcare course. Control group received daily oral care from caregivers. These 3 groups were tested for dental plaque, halitosis, tongue coating, and salivary flow at baseline, and after 4 and 12 weeks of treatment. There were significant differences in the dental plaque index between the groups, mediate times, and mediate methods, in halitosis between the mediate methods, and in tongue coating between the mediate times, as well as the mediate methods. Finally, salivary flow was significantly different with regard to mediate methods between experimental group II and the control group. Therefore, to improve the oral health condition of elderly residents, involvement of a part-time dentist and scheduled professional oral healthcare are necessary. Furthermore, elderly oral healthcare education for nursing staff, including managers, should be provided.
Keywords
Elderly; Long-term care facility; Professional oral health care;
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