The dental awareness of nursing home staff in Singapore – a pilot study

Thean, Hilary; Wong, Mun Loke; Koh, Holy

doi:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2007.00138.x

Cited by 49 publications

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“…Dental caries, a chronic disease is unique among human and is one of the most common important global oral health problem which hinders the acheivement and maintenance of oral health in all age groups in the world today [25] The present study concluded the incidence of dental caries was found to be higher in age group of less than 20 years old.…”

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confidence: 48%

Multi-Drug Resistance of Bacterial Isolates among Dental Caries Patients

Yadav¹,

Prakash²,

Yadav³

et al. 2016

Janaki Med. Coll. J. Med. Sci.

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Background and Objectives: Dental caries is a well known major oral health problem in most developing countries which has multifactorial etiology caused by many facultatively anaerobes. S. mutans is the main pathogen associated with this disease. Recently Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) species of S. mutans were identified from the dental caries patients against many commercial antibiotics. MDR is a natural phenomenon, posing a serious worldwide threat to public health. Several therapeutic agents are available to treat or prevent tooth decay, but still global burden of the disease with MDR are emerging. Therefore, the present study was designed for assessing the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of commercially available antibiotics. Material and Methods:This cross-sectional study was carried out by following Standard protocols of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology to isolate and identify the organism and further followed by antibiotic susceptibility test of bacterial isolates by disc diffusion method.Results: Streptococcus mutans (40%) was the most predominant to cause dental caries followed by S. aureus with 28.92. Gram positive isolates were found to be frequently resistant towards penicillin and tetracycline whereas Gram negative isolates were found to be Cotrimoxazole resistant. Conclusion:A high frequency of penicillin resistance in oral isolates and its co-resistance to erythromycin, tetracycline, gentamycin and amipicillin among the pateints was observed. The various awareness programmes should be facilitating the appropriate use of antibiotic to re-establish dominance over diseases must be implemented.

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confidence: 48%

Multi-Drug Resistance of Bacterial Isolates among Dental Caries Patients

Yadav¹,

Prakash²,

Yadav³

et al. 2016

Janaki Med. Coll. J. Med. Sci.

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“…Thean et al [46] completed a pilot self-administered questionnaire for 53 nursing staff in a nursing home to assess their knowledge of dental decay, periodontal disease, and the care of dentures. He found a positive attitude by 99% of the respondents regarding the importance of providing oral care; however, only a third of the staff had received training in oral health and the management of oral care for the nursing home residents.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Association Between Oral Microorgansims and Aspiration Pneumonia in the Institutionalized Elderly: Review and Recommendations

2010

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Aspiration pneumonia is a leading cause of illness and death in persons who reside in long-term-care facilities and, combined with the lack of proper oral health care and services, the risk of aspiration pneumonia rises. The purpose of this article is to review recent literature on oral hygiene and oral care in long-term-care facilities and report new findings regarding associated risks for aspiration pneumonia, as well as research on oral care and health outcomes. The PubMed MeSH database was utilized to direct a specific search by entering terms "aspiration pneumonia" and "oral hygiene" from 1970 to 2009, which yielded 34 articles. The Ovid and Google Scholar databases were utilized as well and provided no additional references for the two terms. A manual search of references from other articles, including three systematic reviews published over the past decade, provided additional information regarding oral microorganisms and respiratory pathogens, as well as investigations of oral care. Finally, a brief but comprehensive introductory review was organized regarding oral microorganisms, biofilm, periodontal disease, and pneumonia to establish a framework for discussion. Overall, studies suggest (1) an association between poor oral hygiene and respiratory pathogens, (2) a decrease in the incidence of respiratory complications when patients are provided chemical or mechanical interventions for improved oral care, (3) the complex nature of periodontal disease and aspiration pneumonia make direct connections between the two challenging, and (4) additional studies are warranted to determine adequate oral hygiene protocols for nursing home patients to further reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia.

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“…Dental caries is a common and major public health oral disease which hampers the attainment and protection of oral health in different age groups [1,2]. The prevalence pattern and severity of dental caries varies with age, sex, race, socio-demographic characteristics, economic status, geographical location, food practice and oral hygiene habits within the same country or region in various parts of the world [3].…”

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confidence: 99%