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Věnujeme dost pozornosti orální hygieně seniorů?

Title in English Are we paying enough attention to the oral hygiene of seniors?
Authors

MATĚJOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ Hana MATĚJOVSKÝ Jan

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Geriatrie a gerontologie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Other medical specializations
Keywords Oral hygiene; parodontitis; oropharyngeal flora; cognitive dysfunction; chronic inflammation
Description The authors examine common oral cavity changes in the elderly, complex effects of parodontitis as chronic inflammatory activity accelerating cognitive deterioration, supporting endothelial dysfunction and hypercoagulation. Incomplete dentition causes changes in food composition followed by malnutrition. Attention is paid to oropharyngeal flora as a possible source of repeated respiratory infections in elderly with increasing dependency. An overview of preventive measures in different age groups is given as a conclusion.

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