Journal article
Factors associated with the counts of selected oral microorganisms in nursing home residents
Special care in dentistry, Vol.41(1), pp.32-40
01/2021
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12530
Abstract
Purpose/aim
To analyze potential factors associated with levels of selected oral pathogens, as well as total aerobic bacterial species, among nursing home residents.
Materials and methods
Nursing home residents were divided into three groups (G1 included people with teeth but no dentures, G2 included people with teeth and dentures, and G3 included people with no teeth and with dentures). All participants had microbiological samples collected from their oral cavity and dentures. Counts of total aerobic bacterial species, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Actinomyces viscosus, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, and Candida albicans were compared among groups using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. A multivariate analysis was also performed to control other available covariates.
Results
Bivariate analysis revealed significant differences among the groups, and multivariate analysis showed that sex, the presence of natural teeth, denture wearing, oral hygiene indices, and systemic health conditions were associated with bacterial and Candida albicans log counts.
Conclusions
Presence of natural teeth and denture wearing, as well as oral hygiene, sex and systemic health conditions were associated with bacterial and Candida albicans log counts among nursing home residents.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Factors associated with the counts of selected oral microorganisms in nursing home residents
- Creators
- Kelsey Wenger - The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsChandler Pendleton - The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsXian Jin Xie - The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsDaniel J Caplan - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryDavid Drake - University of Iowa, EndodonticsLeonardo Marchini - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Special care in dentistry, Vol.41(1), pp.32-40
- DOI
- 10.1111/scd.12530
- ISSN
- 0275-1879
- eISSN
- 1754-4505
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- National Institutes of Health (#U54TR001356) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Dental Research; Biostatistics; Endodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984054300102771
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