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SUBMITTER: Nomura Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311881 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of dentistry 20181210
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an oral care intervention program on the incidence of pneumonia and fever as a surrogate endpoint. In addition, we tried to determine the oral care risk factors for the incidence of fever. We provided an oral care program for the elderly at one private nursing home in July 2013. The maximum capacity of the nursing home was 60 residents. The body temperatures of all residents were measured twice a day and were summarized as the incidence of feve ...[more]