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标题：Oral Hygiene Practice among Hospitalized Patients: An Assessment by Dental Hygiene Students
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作者：Saturnino Marco Lupi ; Maurizio Pascadopoli ; Carolina Maiorani 等
期刊名称：Healthcare
电子版ISSN：2227-9032
出版年度：2022
卷号：10
期号：1
DOI：10.3390/healthcare10010115
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Aim: An epidemiological study was carried out, in hospital wards, with the aim of assessing the oral health status of patients subjected to multiple medical treatments. Material and Methods: The study was conducted at Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo (Pavia, Italy). A questionnaire was submitted to patients for the evaluation of oral hygiene devices used; then, a clinical examination was conducted to collect Decayed Missing Filled Teeth (DMFT) index, Plaque Index (PI), and Marginal Gingival Index (MGI) values. Results: Manual toothbrushes were used by a wide range of the sample study (65–100% among hospital wards), together with mouthwash (20–80%); interproximal aids were used by few patients (the lowest recorded value was 33.3%). Conclusion: dental hygienists could be integrated into hospital wards as oral hygiene procedure instructors, for the improvement of the oral health conditions of hospitalized patients.
关键词：endental hygieneperiodontal diseasesystemic diseasesdental educationDMFTPlaque IndexMarginal Gingival Index