This is something that the patients are at serious risk for.  It is also reported that about 15% of thepatients who develop lung infection can suffer from serious infections, whichis a result of a depressed immune system.

The way to prevent such a serious infection from happening in the patients whoare on ventilator lies in brushing their teeth three times a day.  It is unbelievable as to how such a seriouscondition can be prevented through such an easy measure.

Patients on mechanical ventilation are intubated for a long time and the studyreported that they can develop pneumonia in a matter of two or three days.  The pneumonia can be prevented by in thesepatients by brushing their teeth three times a day.  By doing this, such cases can be prevented byabout 50%.

There are patients who are benefiting from this approach whereas there arepatients who are still getting pneumonia after being on the ventilator.  The nurses who have discovered this newamazing approach have said that by learning more from this there can be betterways devised to help the rest of the 50% of patients who suffer from pneumoniaafter being on the mechanical ventilators.