Javali Mukhatar A, Khader Mohasin A, Al-Qahtani Nabeeh A
Department of Periodontics and Community Dental Sciences, Division of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Med Med Sci. 2017 Sep-Dec;5(3):238-241. doi: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_78_16. Epub 2017 Aug 21.
In general, it is important to assess the medical history of patients before initiating any treatment. In particular, patients seeking dental treatment could possibly have significant medical conditions that may affect the diagnosis and/or alter the treatment provided. However, many dentists assume that their patients are systemically healthy, and thus they do not record the medical history of their patients.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of medical conditions in patients seeking periodontal treatment at the dental teaching hospital of King Khalid University.
Upon presentation at the periodontal clinics of the dental teaching hospital of King Khalid University, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia, patients' history from medical records was screened.
The medical history was taken for 455 periodontal patients. The most frequently encountered medical conditions were diabetes mellitus and hormonal disorders, followed by respiratory diseases and cardiovascular diseases.
The results of our study found a high prevalence of medical conditions among patients seeking periodontal treatment, thereby highlighting the need to record patients' medical and dental care history in detail.
一般来说，在开始任何治疗之前评估患者的病史很重要。特别是，寻求牙科治疗的患者可能患有严重的疾病，这些疾病可能会影响诊断和/或改变所提供的治疗。然而，许多牙医认为他们的患者全身健康，因此他们不记录患者的病史。
本研究旨在确定在沙特阿拉伯阿西尔地区哈利德国王大学牙科教学医院寻求牙周治疗的患者中疾病的患病率。
在沙特阿拉伯阿西尔地区哈利德国王大学牙科教学医院的牙周诊所就诊时，对患者病历中的病史进行筛查。
对455名牙周病患者进行了病史采集。最常遇到的疾病是糖尿病和激素紊乱，其次是呼吸系统疾病和心血管疾病。
我们的研究结果发现，寻求牙周治疗的患者中疾病的患病率很高，从而突出了详细记录患者医疗和牙科护理病史的必要性。
