Iowa nursing facility oral hygiene (INFOH) intervention: A clinical and microbiological pilot randomized trial.
Leonardo MarchiniErica ReckerJennifer HartshornHoward CowenDavid LynchDavid DrakeDerek R BlanchetteDeborah V DawsonMichael KanellisDaniel CaplanPublished in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2018)
Recruitment and retention posed a significant challenge to this trial, even with a relatively short observation period. Results from this pilot study did not encourage further investigation of this customized oral hygiene protocol.