JCR-Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Rersearch. 2014; 1 (1): 11-16
in English
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Due to the increased prevalence of medically compromised patients who require dental treatments, it is a crucial task for dentists and dental specialists to prepare themselves for emergent professional situations. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of different medical problems among a population of patients admitted to a dental educational center. Materials andMethods:
In this prospective study, the prevalence of medical problems in patients [n = 968] referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the School of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, was investigated for 3 consecutive months.Result:
Among all patients, 397 were medically compromised patients. The mean age of the patients was 48 +/- 0.15 and 51.4% were men. The results showed that 41% of the patients had at least one medical problem. The two most common diseases were hypertension [13.9%] and diabetes mellitus [6.3%], respectively. The majority of patients with medical problems were referred from private dental offices. The majority of patients [97%] had well-controlled systemic diseases that could be treated in a private office.Conclusion:
This investigation showed the necessity of teaching the management of medically compromised patients in dental school curriculum and in continuous dental education programs
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Craniomaxillofac. Res.
Year:
2014
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