Nursology of mouth care: preventing, comforting and seeking activities related to mouth care.
Mouth care across age groups, whether independently carried out or with assistance from a nurse, is frequently not considered in relation to the health of the mouth before commencement. This need for assessment and a schema as a baseline should dictate the most appropriate tools and the method of intervention. With a nursing model by Roper based on a model of living, nursing interventions are indicated across three age groups.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009732:Nursing Care; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000379:methods