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Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality

Daily toothbrushing was associated with a 33% reduction in risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia among inpatients, according to a recent analysis.

Toothbrushing was particularly important for patients on a ventilator and in the Intensive Care Unit. The data show toothbrushing reduces the patient’s risk of pneumonia by about a third and it reduced their mortality rate by almost 20 percent. 

Revealed that maintaining good oral hygiene by brushing teeth regularly can lower the risk of contracting pneumonia while in the

Keeping teeth squeaky clean can spare people from contracting pneumonia in hospital, a new analysis of more than 2,700 patients has found, with fewer cases of the common lung infection linked to daily toothbrushing.

Pneumonia ranks among the most common and deadliest hospital-acquired illnesses, killing 20%-30% of those it infects.But a new study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine suggests better oral hygiene could take a bite out of those numbers.

Researchers say patients should brush their teeth a minimum of two times daily as a preventive measure against hospital-acquired pneumonia.

Researcher says it’s rare in the world of hospital preventative medicine to find something that is both effective and cheap

The study included data on ventilator-associated pneumonia and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia, finding lower rates associated with daily toothbrushing.

A significant risk reduction for pneumonia among ICU patients who adhered to twice-daily toothbrushing. TheHealthSite.com