Treatment of Gingivitis in Elderly Patients in a Nursing Home.

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  • Yoneyama Takeyoshi
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, Hamamatsu University, School of Medicine
  • Aiba Toshifumi
    Department of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Ohu University, School of Dentistry
  • Ota Masako
    Azarean Sanada Nursing Home for Aged
  • Hirota Katsuhiko
    The Department of Microbiology, Tokushima University, School of Dentistry
  • Miyake Yoichiro
    The Department of Microbiology, Tokushima University, School of Dentistry
  • Hashimoto Kenji
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, Hamamatsu University, School of Medicine
  • Okamoto Hiroshi
    Department of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Ohu University, School of Dentistry

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  • 特別養護老人ホーム入所者における歯肉炎の改善に関する研究
  • トクベツ ヨウゴ ロウジン ホーム ニュウショシャ ニ オケル シニクエン ノ

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For 3 months, 4 patients in a nursing home for the elderly received supervised professional oral care in conjunction with oral hygiene instruction. Within the first month after the start of this program, plaque was reduced to 1/3 and gingivitis was reduced to 1/9 of their respective initial levels. In 5 patients who did not receive either oral hygiene instruction or professional oral care, plaque retention and gingivitis were unchanged. We conclude that professional oral care combined with oral hygiene instruction supervised by dental professionals can help to control gingivitis in the elderly.

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