Factors related to parents' perceptions of oral health for children with Down syndrome in Japan.

Aims: To evaluate the perceptions of parents on general health, oral health, and dental care for children with Down syndrome (DS), and to investigate factors related to parents' perceptions of oral health.

Methods And Results: An online questionnaire survey was conducted of parents of children with DS. Forty-three percent and 81% of the parents rated their child's oral health and general health as good, respectively.

Palatal microbiota associated with membranous substances in older Japanese individuals undergoing tube feeding in long-term care: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Tube feeders are prone to membranous substance formation on the palate, and those with membranous substances have a risk of fever, with the probable involvement of their oral bacteria. However, the palatal microbiota of those with membranous substances has not been elucidated. Therefore, we evaluated the differences in palatal microbiota between tube-fed individuals with and without membranous substances to clarify the microbiota.