Oral health status of adult dysphagic patients that undergo endoscopic gastrostomy for long term enteral feeding

• Author(s): Lopes, Sara ; Tavares, Vitor ; Mascarenhas, Paulo ; Lopes, Marta ; Cardote, Carolina ; Godinho, Catarina ; Oliveira, Cátia ; Santos, Carla Adriana ; Oom, Madalena ; Grillo-Evangelista, José ; Fonseca, Jorge
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/40503
• Origin: Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
• Subject(s): Dysphagia; Enteral feeding; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Oral health
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Comum

Description

Background: Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) is required to maintain a feeding route when neurological or cancer dysphagia impact oral intake. This study aimed to evaluate the oral health and oral changes of PEG-patients without oral feeding for three months.