title: Oral microbial flora and oral malodour of the institutionalised elderly in Japan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the oral health status, especially the level of oral microbial flora and oral malodour, of institutionalised elderly people compared with non-institutionalised elderly people.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three institutions and numerous private homes.
  
  
  METHODS
  56 institutionalised and 56 non-institutionalised elderly people.
  
  
  METHODS
  Institutionalised elderly people had higher levels of candida, staphylococci, and oral malodour.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Institutionalised elderly people had a higher level of candida in denture wearers, and a higher level of staphylococci and oral malodour compared with the non-institutionalised elderly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The institutionalised elderly have a higher risk of opportunistic infections and oral health care should be improved to protect them from these infections and to reduce oral malodour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. honda-eiki@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003778:Dentures / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006209:Halitosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013457:Sulfur Compounds / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013457:Sulfur Compounds