Frequency of Medical Co-Morbidities in Oral Surgery, Prosthodontic and Orthodontic Patients

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:Co-morbidity is a medical condition accompanied to the primary condition for which patient is seeking medical or dental care. To determine the frequency of medical co-morbid conditions in dental patients. METHODOLOGY: After obtaining informed consent, a comprehensive predesigned history form was implemented to record patient's medical conditions. Different variables recorded for each participant were age, gender and history of medical co-morbid conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart diseases, renal disorders, typhoid, thyroid disorder, degenerative joint disorder, asthma, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis A and E, HIV and tuberculosis. RESULTS: In this study, hypertension accounted for 9.5% in total number of patients followed by degenerative joint disorders and hepatitis C with the same frequency of 5.2%. Diabetes mellitus and hepatitis B accounted for 3.4% of the patients CONCLUSION: This study concludes that presentation of medically compromised patients in dentistry is inevitable.

Medical profile of patients referred to an Australian postgraduate oral surgery clinic

“…The prevalence of psychiatric conditions in this study differs markedly from the results of the other studies that specifically examined patient medical profiles from oral surgery services in university settings, mainly in South Asia (Amado Cuesta et al, 2004;Kolte et al, 2014;Mahmood et al, 2020;Natarajan et al, 2019;Santhosh, 2020;Santhosh Kumar, 2021;Santhosh Kumar & Rajan, 2016;Siddiqi et al, 2016;Walia et al, 2017).…”

“…Studies examining the medical profiles of patients undergoing minor oral surgery procedures at university teaching settings have been carried out in South Asia (Kolte et al, 2014 ; Mahmood et al, 2020 ; Natarajan et al, 2019 ; Santhosh, 2020 ; Santhosh Kumar, 2021 ; Santhosh Kumar & Rajan, 2016 ; Siddiqi et al, 2016 ; Walia et al, 2017 ) and Western Europe (Amado Cuesta et al, 2004 ). To date, this is the first study in the southern hemisphere specifically investigating the prevalence of medical conditions and medication types in patients referred to postgraduate oral surgery students.…”

“…Studies examining the medical profiles of patients undergoing minor oral surgery procedures at university teaching settings have been carried out in South Asia (Kolte et al, 2014;Mahmood et al, 2020;Natarajan et al, 2019;Santhosh, 2020;Santhosh Kumar, 2021;Santhosh Kumar & Rajan, 2016;Siddiqi et al, 2016;Walia et al, 2017) and Western Europe (Amado Cuesta et al, 2004).…”