Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

[The Importance of the Dental Hygiene of the Elderly, and the Involvement of Nurses in Oral Prevention ]

GÁLL Evelin Liza1, GYÖNGYÖSI Fanni Nikolett1, NÉMETH Anikó1,2

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2023;36(5)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55608/nover.36.0021

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[The dental hygiene of the elderly is showing a devastating picture worldwide. Among the reasons we can find: behavioural factors, medicines, different illnesses. The bad dental hygiene, which is called paradontitis, can be the reason of so many different illnesses. Tooth loss in old age and bad mouth hygiene is not a basic thing and it is not a natural occurence. By sustaining the appropriate dental hygiene and visiting the dentist frequently one can avoid these problems or can be managed in time. In this announcement, the reasons of the bad dental hygiene of the elderly, the possibilites of prevention and the steps of dental counseling are listed.]

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