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Toothbrushing tied to lower rates of pneumonia among hospitalized patients

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toothbrushing tied to lower rates of pneumonia among hospitalized patients
toothbrushing tied to lower rates of pneumonia among hospitalized patients

Researchers have found an inexpensive tool that may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalized patients — and it comes with bristles on one end. A new study examined whether daily toothbrushing among hospitalized patients is associated with lower rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia and other outcomes.

Source: ScienceDaily.com