2023-12-20 00:46:00
【Health News】 Brushing your teeth well can reduce the possibility of developing pneumonia.
Among hospitalized patients, elderly patients or those with weakened immune systems may have bacteria in their mouths that infect the lungs through the respiratory tract and cause nosocomial pneumonia. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare (HPHC) recommended that they brush their teeth well every day. Research results have shown that doing so can reduce bacteria in the mouth and reduce the possibility of developing nosocomial pneumonia.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 15 clinical trials involving more than 2,700 patients found that patients who brushed their teeth daily had a lower incidence of nosocomial pneumonia compared to patients who did not brush their teeth daily, especially when mechanically ventilated patients brushed their teeth daily. It was found that the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia was significantly reduced.
If you brush your teeth well, the length of stay in the intensive care unit, the mortality rate in the intensive care unit, and the period of mechanical ventilation have been reduced, and the importance of oral health management, including proper tooth brushing, has been proven. It is good for patients to brush their teeth well on their own, but if it is difficult for them to brush their teeth on their own, they should do so every day with the help of a guardian. Brushing your teeth will reduce the risk of developing hospital-acquired pneumonia.
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL
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