Oral hygiene means maintaining the cleanliness of the mouth. Oral hygiene includes routines of the mouth and care of disease from the mouth and the comfort of the patient.
Purpose:
* To prevent and treat mouth infection
* To keep the mouth fresh and clean
* To prevent the mucous membrane from becoming dry and cracked
* To prevent sores and ulceration
* To prevent infections of perietal glands
* To prevent complications such as stomach, glossitis, pyorrhea, and periodontitis
* To stimulate circulation
* To maintain health, fitness, and good looks
To maintain oral hygiene among bedridden patients:
* The patient who may require frequent mouth care:
* unconscious patient
* helpless patient
* dehydrated patient
* patients who are not taking oral fluids
* patients having local decreases of mouth
* paraplegic patients
* post-operative patients
Equipments
* mackintosh and towel
* Small glass with warm water
* feeding up
* small cup
* artery forceps - 1
* bisecting forceps - 1
* small containers containing of
paper,
basin
kidney tray
* Solutions for mouth wash
* choose one of the emollients
* gauze piece
* face towel
place k-basic class to chin of the patient
Raise head end of the bed to 45 degrees
part antiseptic solutions in the cup and
soak gauze piece in solution and
squeeze out excess solution by using artery
clamp
Clean using up and down movements from
gums to crown, clean oral cavity
from proximal to distal them routes
dicard use of cotton balls and inter-barlene
provide glass of water and instruct
the patient to google mouth position
k-basine that rinse is to rinse
clean tongue from inner to outer
aspects
provide water to rinse mouth and dry
face with towel
lubricate lips using swab stick
Rinse the case, article, and replace
Equipment
oral cavity, time, solution used, condition of
oral cavity, abnormality, bacteria, and
patient's response.
