Investigation of the patients hospitalized to undergo dental extraction

Abstract

We have made an investigation on 135 inpatients who underwent dental extraction at First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Meikai University School of Dentistry, between November 1995 and October 1998: the result is as follows.
1. They were hospitalized because of coexisting disease. It was associated with circulatory disorder in many cases and with metabolic disorder in next many cases.
2. During surgery, urgent drugs were administered in 7.4% of all cases, which suggested that intravenous route is necessary.
3. The average hospitalization was 2.83 days with extraction of 2.9 teeth on average.
4. Cooperation between hospitals and dental offices is indispensable.