Effects of oral hygiene care on swallowing recovery in hospitalised patients with post-stroke dysphagia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Researchers reviewed nine studies comparing oral hygiene care to usual care in hospitalised stroke patients with swallowing difficulties, finding that oral hygiene care increased the likelihood of achieving independent eating and improved swallowing assessment scores.

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