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Changes in the Oral Moisture and the Amount of Microorganisms in Saliva and Tongue Coating after Oral Ingestion Resumption: A Pilot Study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Tube feeding has been significantly associated with a higher rate of aspiration pneumonia that is mainly related to oral microorganisms and a reduced salivary flow. Thus, the difference in the mode of nutritional intake is expected to affect the oral environment, but this h...

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Autores principales: Kishimoto, Natsuki, Stegaroiu, Roxana, Shibata, Satoko, Ito, Kayoko, Inoue, Makoto, Ohuchi, Akitsugu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099636
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874210601610010079