Oral health promotion in patients with chronic renal failure admitted in the Intensive Care Unit

Clin Case Rep. 2015 Nov 9;4(1):26-31. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.437. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Abstract

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.

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