Oral Care
Oral care plays a vital role in maintaining oral health and preventing complications such as aspiration pneumonia. It involves more than just tooth brushing and is essential for improving the quality of life for patients. By addressing bacterial growth in the oral cavity, controlling plaque biofilm, and creating a healthy oral environment, oral care interventions can significantly reduce the risk of respiratory infections. This comprehensive approach to oral care is crucial in healthcare settings to enhance patient outcomes and overall well-being.
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Oral Care National Center for Global Health and Medicine Disease Control and Prevention Center
Oral Care Does Not Mean Tooth Brushing. Oral Care is a means of improving the QOL of the patient by maintaining or restoring oral functions. Oral care is effective in preventing Aspiration pneumonia Ventilator associated pneumonia (intubated patients) Oral mucosa lesions General complications resulted from oral infections
Oral Care and aspiration pneumonia 20 Oral care intervention proved to reduce the likelihood of developing aspiration pneumonia. 10 0 Intervention Group Control Group P 0.05 Yoneyama et al., A Study of the Effects of Oral Health Care on the Prevention of Aspiration Pneumonia in the Compromised Elderly Patients Journal of the Japanese Association for Dental Science 20 58-68 2001
Oral Cavity Environment Three Ideal factors for bacterial growth Always around 37 (Temperature) Constantly bathed by saliva (Moisture) Food intake (Nutrition) Oral cavity serves as a suitable environment for the formation and growth of microbe. Oral care is important to maintaining healthy oral cavity.
Microorganisms in the oral cavity Dental biofilm (plaque) contains 1~2.5 1011microorganisms. Ex) Bacterial count per gram. Stomach: 1 103 Large intestine: 1 1011 Oral Cavity is the most densely populated site with microorganism in human body.
Plaque Biofilm Plaque does not mean food particles but a mass of bacteria. Biofilm indicates a slimy layer of microorganisms, and is commonly observed in our daily life such as at a kitchen sink. Plaque control can only be achieved by mechanical removal. Oral Care should be provided. Plaque
