Abstract
It is very important to consider the condition of patients prior to periodontal treatment. The authors investigated questionnaires filled out by 641 periodontal patients (379 males and 262 females) during their first visit to the periodontics department of Matsumoto Dental College Hospital between 1980 to 1986.
The questions related to age, chief complaint, favorite food, habits, periodontal treatment experience and systemic diseases. Results were classified by sex and age.
The results were as follows:
1. There were several male patients in the 41. `50 year-old age group.
2. In most cases the chief complaint was food impaction (82.8%).
3. Among the 41. `50 year-old male patients, resposes to favorite food included drinking, smoking, and eating solid foods.
4. The 41. `50 year-old patients had the greatest experience with prior periodontal treatment. Scaling had been done on 65% of them. In most cases their brushing was two times per day.
5. With regards to habits half of patients snored and most of these were male.
6. Many of the 51. `60 year-old patients had hypertention, although this figure was higher in the 41. `50 year-old patients.
7. Many of the 31. `40 and 41. `50 year-old females group of patients had menoxenia and menorrhalgia.
In any case rate occupied 41. `50 year-old patients were higher.
