A Scientific Reports study examined 20-year-olds' CVD risk from frequent tooth brushing.
Several studies recommend perioperative dental care for malignant cancer, lung, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular disease patients.
Demineralization and tooth brushing were studied. These studies did not examine toothbrushing with systemic illnesses like CVD.
Japanese Osaka University Hospital patients hospitalized between April 2013 and March 2016 were studied.
The Unit of Dentistry examined dental, perioperative, and infection screening patients.
Four 1,675-person groups. Group MN brushed morning and night, while Group Night only brushed once.
Group M brushed only when awake. 409, 751, 164, and 259 participated. 4x male Group M.
Night and MN had the greatest post-lunch dental brushing rates, 44.9% and 24%. M and None had few lunchtime toothbrushers.
Age, gender, smoking, and follow-up were studied. Four impartial researchers retrospectively analyzed all research participants' dental and medical data.
One dentist analyzed pre-hospitalization toothbrushing frequency, time, periodontal pocket depth, tooth mobility, and teeth count.