Background Oral health is crucial to the experience of well-being, and symptoms from the
mouth are common at the end of life. Palliative care aims to identify and treat symptoms early …

The mouth is the 'gateway'to the body; it is central and pivitol to how we eat, communicate,
laugh, cry and love. Thus, it deserves to be cared for, nurtured and respected like other …

Background Oral health problems among people receiving palliative care are common and
can significantly affect quality of life. Nurses are at the frontline of palliative care in Australia …

Oral symptoms in a growing number of palliative care patients are often neglected. Dental
professionals are not always involved in palliative care. Oral care is often inadequately …

Background High incidence of treatable oral conditions has been reported among palliative
patients. However, a large proportion of palliative patients lose their ability to communicate …

Introduction Maintaining oral health is vital for every individual's quality of life. Little
consideration, however, has been given to the oral health of patients approaching end‐of …

Painful oral conditions represent a significant problem for most patients with a serious
disease and palliative care needs. The main causes of such conditions may be associated …

Aim Poor oral care among frail older people at the end of life endangers quality of life.
However, only few dying people have access to oral palliative care services. Therefore, this …

Oral care for patients receiving non-specialist palliative care has been reported to be lacking
in several respects. The present study explored the oral care social representation of nurses …

Background: Oral problems are frequent in palliative care and can cause disabling
symptoms such as orofacial pain, dysgeusia, and xerostomia. Even if oral care is an …