Oral hygiene deficiency is common in patients treated in ICUs and it enables biofilm colonization by microorganisms that lead to respiratory infections. A 30-year-old female patient with chronic renal failure was hospitalized. Dental procedures were performed in the ICU and contributed to the patient's health after a few days.
Keywords: Chronic renal failure; dental health service; dentistry for chronically ill patients; health care quality; intensive care units; oral hygiene; quality of life; ventilator‐associated pneumonia.