The Suction Swab helps remove debris and oral secretions between brushings. It connects to standard suction lines for easy cleansing and suctioning. And its user-friendly thumb port provides convenient, single-handed suction control.
- Helps remove debris and oral secretions. Soft foam head gently cleans teeth and stimulates oral tissue.
- Perox-A-Mint® solution mechanically cleans and debrides with 1.5% hydrogen peroxide. No mixing, no mess "burst tubes" moisten swabs with cleansing solution right in the package.
- Mouth moisturizer soothes and moisturizes lips and oral tissue.
* Schleder B, et al., J Advocate Health Care. 2002;4(1):27-30.
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Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-
Associated Pneumonia
“…Develop and implement a comprehensive oral-hygiene program (that might include use of an antiseptic agent) for patients in acute-care settings or residents in long-term--care facilities who are at risk for health-care--associated pneumonia (II).1,*
* In addition to other interventions.
Reducing VAP and Costs
Reducing VAP Costs
One hospital’s comprehensive oral care protocol—featuring Toothette® brand products—reduced VAP by over 60%.2,3
In just two years, another facility’s oral care program prevented 25 potential VAP cases and saved the hospital approximately $1.25 million (US).4
1. Tablan OC, et al., “Guidelines for preventing health-care--
associated pneumonia, 2003,” CDC and Healthcare Infection
Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), 2003.
2. Schleder B, et al., J Advocate Health Care. 2002;4(1):27-30.
3. Other contributing risk factors exist, but were not addressed in
this study. 4. Case Study at Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs,
CO, USA, July 2004.
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