Aspiration Pneumonia and oral health: a critical review of literature

• Main Authors: Nayara Perpétuo Gonçalves do Nascimento (Author), Patricia Furtado Gonçalves (Author), Dhelfeson Willya Douglas- (Author), Olga Dumont Flecha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Odontologia, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to identify evidences in the scientific literature if mechanical or chemical oral hygiene can prevent aspiration pneumonia in hospitalized patients. Material and Methods: it were included clinical studies indexed in Pubmed, Lilacs and Scielo databases from 2008 to 2017, following pre-dete...