The patients at the Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kinki University Medical School Hospital during the five years (1979-1983) were analyzed statistically.
1. The total number of out-patients first seen at our clinic were 5, 159 including 2, 354 males and 2, 803 females. Patients aged 21-30 were most frequent.
2. In the classification by diagnosis of oral surgery, “Inflammatory diseases” occupied 43.6%, “Malformations and developmental abnormalities” 17.8%, “Injuries” 12.8%, “Disorders of the temporomandibular joint” 8.6%, “Cysts” 7.2%, “Tumors” 5.2%, “Neurological disorders” 3.0%, “Diseases of salivary glands except tumors” 1.9%.
3. The total number of inpatients were 208 including 134 males and 74 females. Patients aged 11-20 were most frequent.
4. In the classification by diagnosis of inpatients, “Injuries” occupied 25. 5%, “Tumors” 23.6%, “Cysts” 19. 2%, “Inflammatory diseases” 19. 2%, “Malformations” 5.8%.
5. The number of operations were 178 which involved 52 Injuries, 41 Tumors, 39 Cysts and 21 Inflammatory diseases.
