Infrequent Denture Cleaning Increased the Risk of Pneumonia among Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study

Pneumonia is a leading cause of death among older adults. The effectiveness of oral care in preventing pneumonia in nursing homes and hospitals has been reported. However, in community-dwelling older adults, the role of denture cleaning in preventing pneumonia remains unknown. We aimed to investigat...

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Autores principales: Kusama, Taro, Aida, Jun, Yamamoto, Tatsuo, Kondo, Katsunori, Osaka, Ken
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31551442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50129-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31551442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50129-9

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