The relationship between oral frailty and oral dysbiosis among hospitalized patients aged older than 50 years

Autor: Yen‐Chin Chen, En‐Ni Ku, Pei‐Fang Tsai, Che‐Wei Lin, Nai‐Ying Ko, Shun‐Te Huang, Jiun‐Ling Wang, Yi‐Ching Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2057-4347
DOI: 10.1002/cre2.890
Popis: Abstract Objective This study aimed to clarify the relationship between oral frailty and oral dysbiosis among hospitalized patients aged ≥ 50 years. Methods A prospective observational study was conducted. Number of teeth, masticatory ability, articulatory oral motor skill, tongue pressure, swallowing pressure, and choking were used to assess oral frailty. Saliva samples were collected from the oral cavity for bacterial culture. Results A total 103 in patients enrolled and 53.4% suffered from oral frailty. Oral frailty was found to have a 3.07‐fold correlation with the presence of Enterobacterales in the oral cavity (p = 0.037), especially in poor articulatory oral motor skill, which showed at greater risk of Enterobacterales isolated from the oral cavity by 5.58‐fold (p = 0.01). Conclusion Half of hospitalized patients was found to have oral frailty that was related to more Enterobacterales in the oral cavity. This evidence suggests that the enhancement of articulatory oral motor skills may serve as a potential strategy for mitigating the presence of Enterobacterales within the oral cavity.
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