Journal of Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient
Online ISSN : 1884-667X
Print ISSN : 0918-8150
ISSN-L : 0918-8150
Study onSubjective Systemic Symptoms in Oral Surgery Patients using Consultation Records
Ichiro NamikiJun ShimadaEmiko HayashiKazumasa MoriHisanao ShodaToru NakanishiTsuneyasu TatsutaYasuyuki YamazakiKoichiro NagamineHiroshi TakeshimaYoshiro YamamotoSeiichiro Fujisawa
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1997 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 92-99

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Among 1536 new patients consulted at Meikai University Oral Surgery First Department from September 1993 to August 1994, the consultation records of randomly chosen 1000 patients were analyzed and obtained the following results.
1. 69.8% of studied patients noted that the dental disorders affected their general health.
2. 48.2% or studied patients were consulting medical doctors concurrently with the dentist.
3. 40.8% of studied patients were concurrently taking some kind of medicines.
4. 45% of studied patients had history of hospitalized treatment.
5. 22.6% of studied patients were diagnosed ill with most being circulatory diseases such as hypertension and angina pectoris.
6. 12.6% of studied patients experienced abnormal reactions against medicines, and 3.4% of them experienced abnormal reactions against the dental local anesthesia.
7. 63% of studied patients had taken health examinations. Examined rate in housewives in age 30's was notably lower comparing the rates in male groups.
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