2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Establishment of an appraisal method for oral health care by smear cytology
| Project/Area Number |
21792159
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Social dentistry
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Dental College (2010-2012)
Nihon University (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
ENDOH Mami 九州歯科大学, 歯学科, 助教 (70419761)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
OKADA Hiroyuki 日本大学, 松戸歯学部, 准教授 (70256890)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | 口腔ケア / アセスメント |
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| Research Abstract |
The oral health care is essential to maintain the good oral health for elderly and special needs people. However, there is no objective method to evaluate the condition of oral mucosa. The purpose of this study was to analyze oral smear cytology as an objective method to assess the oral mucosa condition of them．This study suggested that smear cytology would be useful to objectively evaluate the oral mucosal condition.
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