Oral hygiene involves cleaning the teeth and mouth to prevent disease spread and increase patient comfort. It defines oral hygiene and outlines the purposes, indications, necessary articles, aftercare, and potential complications. Articles include toothbrushes, toothpaste, gloves, and gauze for conscious patients and additional tongue depressors and forceps for unconscious patients. Aftercare includes properly disposing of waste, cleaning equipment, making the patient comfortable, and documenting the procedure and mouth assessment. Complications are not described.

1. ORAL HYGIENE
MRS.NILAKSHI

2. OBJECTIVES
 DEFINITION
 PURPOSES
 INDICATION
 ARTICLES
 AFTER CARE
 COMPLICATION

3. DEFINITION
“Oral hygiene is cleaning
the teeth and the oral cavity
of the patient. It includes
the measures to preventthe
spread of disease from
mouthand increase the
comfort of thepatient.”

4. PURPOSES

6. INDICATION

7. ARTICLES
 CONSCIOUS PATIENTS-
 Atray containingthe following
o Face towel.
o Mackintosh with draw sheet or towel.
o Disposable gloves(clean).
o Toothbrush.
o Toothpaste.
o Log of tepid water.
o Emollients (liquid paraffins, coconut
oil, boroglycerineVaseline.
o Cotton applicator.

8. ARTICLES
 UNCONSCIOUSPATIENTS-
o Facetowel.
o Mackintosh with drawsheet.
o Disposable gloves(clean)
o Artery forceps
o Dissecting forceps.
o Tonguedepressor
o Mouth gag
o Potassium permanganate(1gm:5000ml)
o Gauzepiece
o Emollients (liquid paraffins, coconut oil, boro glycerineVaseline
o Cottonapplicator

9. AFTER CARE
 Remove and dispose off equipmentappropriately.
 Remove and discard the gloves.
 Remove kidney tray, mackintosh and towel.
 Make the patient comfortable.
 Tidyup the unit.
 In unconscious patient, if there is collection of secretions in
mouth, apply suction.
 Take all the articles to treatment room. Discard the
waste as per protocol of biomedical waste
management and clean the articles with soap and
water.
 Wash hands.
 Record the time and nature of treatment and condition of
the mouth on nurse record. Document assessment of the
teeth, tongue, gums, and oralcavity.

10. COMPLICATION