Abstract
It is an accepted fact that the patients with various systemic diseases are visiting dental facilities more often than previously owing to the increase in the elderly population in Japan. However, there were few reports that investigate the reality about compromised patients treated in general practitioner's clinic. This survey was conducted on the ratio among the new outpatients of Teijin-Kai Medical Corporation Onuki Dental Clinic.
There were 877 medically compromised patients among the 2385 new outpatients during 12 months, an incidence of 36.8 per cent. Allergic disease was the most frequent medical disorders, and next was cardiovascular diseases. There is a close positive relationship between the percentage of medically compromised individuals and age. About 31 per cent in subjects were administered at time of the first visiting.
These results indicated that the presence and detection of medical underlying disorders has significance in dental patient management, and general dental practitioners should be prepared for any emergencies which may also arise in such compromised patients.
