2008 Volume 51 Issue 4 Pages 448-456
There are two divisions in our Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery in Hyogo College of Medicine, namely the dentistry division and the oral surgery division. In this study, we examined trends of patients referred to the dentistry division. We made a detailed analysis of the trends by letters of medical information in fiscal 2006. The results were as follows: 1. The numbers of referred patients were 88 patients, 33 males (37.5%) and 55 females (62.5%). 2. 63 patients (71.6%) came from general practitioner clinics. 3. 36 patients (40.9%) had systemic disease. 4. 37 patients (42%) were endodontic difficult cases, and 13 patients (14.8%) had a diagnosis of unknown pain. 5. The males of 50 years old or over and females of 60 years old or over had a number of medical histories. 6. The major medical histories were allergic diseases (30 cases, 17.4%), cardiovascular diseases (27 cases, 15.7%), and digestive system diseases (18 cases, 10.5% ). 7. The prevalence among those aged 50 or over was 100% both in males and females. 8. The 14 patients (53.1%) out of 27 patients with cardiovascular diseases were 70 years old or over.
