https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10662425/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Premise: Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) is the leading cause of mortality among residents in long-term care communities. Aspiration pneumonia is one cause of nursing home acquired pneumonia.
Findings: Dental hygienists can provide clinically effective onsite oral health care, once per week, and caregiver/healthcare aids can provide mouth care twice per day, to reduce the risk of oral and lung infection among all dependent long-term care residents. It was determined that removal of bacterial plaque and debris from residents’ teeth, gums and dentures can reduce oral infections and related pneumonia/aspiration pneumonia.
