Intensive oral care prevents pneumonia and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in the medical and care facility

Abstract

To clarify the efficacy of the oral care, a standardized oral care procedure was performed in our medical and care facility. According to the development of oral care, the oral environment index (OEI) improved significantly. The incidence of fevering over 38℃ between the clean group and others, the clean group showed less incidence of fevering.

It was suggested that the intensive oral care prevents pneumonia of patients in the medical and care facility.