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Conditions
Interventions
Isolated mechanic measures of oral hygiene was compared to mechanic measures associated with 0,12% chlorhexidine gluconate, in elderly living in Juvino Barreto Institute, Long-term care institution fo
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Maria Cecilia Azevedo de Aguiar
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Being elderly (older than 60 years old) and to live at the long-term care facility selected for the research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of neoplastic or infectious disease during the study stages; Inability to breathe or feed by natural means (dependence on mechanical ventilators or feeding tubes); Need for antimicrobial therapy or hospitalization in the three months prior to intervention; Dependence on immunosuppressive drugs; Diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome; Persons who had received radiotherapy with irradiation field covering the head and neck.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence and levels of oral colonization by Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus coagulase negative (SCN) and total aerobic, by counting the colony forming units (CFU) of microorganisms with growth in specific culture media;Clinical behavior of oral microbiota, assessed by visual analysis of the accumulation of tongue coating (categories: present or absent) by the examiner of the study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Age (As of 60 years, given in years) gender (male and female) Oral health conditions: - Number of teeth present (0-32) - DMF-d (index that corresponds to the sum of number of decayed, missing and filled. It ranges from 0 to 32) - Use of dentures (yes or no) - oral hygiene (method and frequency) - Changes in the soft tissues (yes or no. type to be specified, when present) Present systemic comorbidities (cerebrovascular diseases, neurological disorders, diabetes and arthritis, among others) continued use of drugs degree of functional independence (independent, partially dependent or totally dependent) Time of study (baseline, time zero and time fifteen) . | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactElizabete;Maria Araújo de Oliveira;Aguiar
PPGASC;PPGASC
Outcome results
None listed