The prevalence of various oral health variables in 174 hospitalized elderly with data presented as numbers (n) and proportions (%).

1Prevalence of participants with number of teeth >0 (n = 142).2MPS (Mucosal –Plaque score) is the sum of the Mucosal score and the Plaque score with a sum score from 2 to 8. Un-acceptable/poor oral hygiene is defined as MPS≥5.3Number of patients with valid bacteria test was 153 patients.4Hyposalivation is defined as stimulated whole saliva ≤0.6 g/ml. The number of patients with collected stimulated whole saliva was 158 patients.