Treatment of Gingivitis in Elderly Patients in a Nursing Home.

The Effect of Professional Oral Health Care Frequency on the Dependent Elderly

“…Yoneyama et al and Hirota et al reported that providing professional oral care daily to the inhabitants of a nursing home led to a significant improvement in the gingival status, fever duration, types of pharyngeal bacteria, and that even when the frequency of oral health care was reduced to once or twice a week, a positive effect could be expected. 7,8,10,26 Ohsawa et al also reported that providing oral care 2-3 times per week reduced the frequency of fever, decreased the risk of pneumonia, and improved the ability to live independently. 14 In a study on dependent elderly, Adachi et al reported that providing professional oral care for 24 months led to a significant decrease in the frequency of fever, the number of Candida albicans organisms, methylmercaptan amount in expiration, and the number of Staphylococcus spp.…”

Zahnerhaltung im Alter

“…Menschen prüfen, sind selten und können wichtige Fragen z. B. nach der Finanzierbarkeit im deutschen Sozialsystem nicht beantworten[20,21,22]. Im zahnmedizinischen Sinn waren jedoch immer deutliche Verbesserungen zu verzeichnen.…”