Using oral health assessment to predict aspiration pneumonia in older adults

ConclusionIn clinical practice, oral health assessment using ROAG can help predict aspiration risk in older adults with pneumonia.

Source: Gerodontology - February 15, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Shingo Noguchi, Kazuhiro Yatera, Tatsuji Kato, Yasuo Chojin, Norihiko Furuta, Kentaro Akata, Toshinori Kawanami, Chiharu Yoshii, Hiroshi Mukae Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research