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Oral hygiene care represents a critical yet overlooked nursing intervention for post-stroke patients.
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O ral hygiene assessment and oral care are critical-but often overlooked-nursing interventions after a stroke. In this review, we describe the oral biofilm, threats to oral health, current oral assessment tools, and oral hygiene programs for patients who have had a stroke.
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Prendergast et al. (2018) studied this question. Oral hygiene assessment and care are critical but often overlooked nursing interventions for managing oral biofilms and health threats in patients who have had a stroke.
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