Individualized Oral Health Care for Dysphagic, Care-Dependent Patients With Acquired Brain Injury: An Exploratory Predefined Subgroup Analysis of a Cluster Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.

Dysphagic patients with acquired brain injury receiving structured, individualized oral care showed greater improvements in oral inflammation and biofilm markers compared to standard care over four weeks. The findings suggest feasibility but require larger randomized trials to establish efficacy.

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