title: Nurse maintenance of oral hygiene.
abstract: Nurses play an important role in the maintenance of oral hygiene for patients in many different care settings. Oral hygiene is an essential and complex part of patient care and can be influenced by a variety of factors.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thurgood
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009067:Mouthwashes; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D009067:Mouthwashes