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Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality
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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.