Abstract
Evaluation of the Prevalence of Systemic Diseases in Patients Referring to the Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine Department of the Dental Branch of Islamic Azad University of Tehran During 2016-17
Highlights
Background and AimGiven the relatively high prevalence of systemic diseases, the importance of these diseases in patient management, treatment planning, and treatment outcomes, the controversy in the reported incidence rates, and changes in the frequency of diseases over time, we aimed to determine the prevalence of systemic diseases among the patients referring to the Dental Branch of Islamic Azad University of Tehran in 2016-17
Evaluation of the Prevalence of Systemic Diseases in Patients Referring by Chi-square test
In research by Khader et al in Northern Jordan (58.6%),(3) Amirchaghmaghi et al in Mashhad (73.3%),(11) and Kumar and Rajan in South India (52.8%),(5) the prevalence of systemic diseases has been reported to be higher than this range; in the three mentioned studies, the studied populations were small, and the studies were conducted over a short period of time; in studies by Kolte et al in Central India (4.05%) (15) and Mohammad et al in Southern Saudi Arabia (10.3%),(4) the prevalence of systemic diseases has been reported to be lower than this range
Summary
Background and AimGiven the relatively high prevalence of systemic diseases, the importance of these diseases in patient management, treatment planning, and treatment outcomes, the controversy in the reported incidence rates, and changes in the frequency of diseases over time, we aimed to determine the prevalence of systemic diseases among the patients referring to the Dental Branch of Islamic Azad University of Tehran in 2016-17. Results: Out of 6270 records, 2595 patients (41.4%) had systemic diseases and conditions; hypertensive diseases (8.42%), thyroid diseases (7.05%), and digestive diseases (6.5%) had the highest prevalence rates. 50.7% of the patients were women and 49.3% were men; the prevalence of systemic diseases was 41.5% below 45 years of age and 48.5% over 45 years of age. Medical consultation was requested for 702 patients, and drug intake was observed in 2029 patients. Request for medical advice and drug intake were more frequent in women and at over 45 years of age. Conclusion: The results showed that the prevalence of systemic diseases (41.4%) is high. The incidence of systemic diseases increases with age and is higher in women
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