title: Oral health in elderly patients.
abstract: A study of the oral health of elderly institutionalised patients and their oral care has revealed significant deficiencies, illustrating the need for a multi-disciplinary approach to oral health care centred on the development of mouth care regimens for nursing staff.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bagg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015995:Prevalence