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J Pak Dent Assoc. 2020; 29(Special supplement on Covid-19): 38-41


Frequency of Medical Co-Morbidities in Oral surgery, Prosthodontic and Orthodontic Patients

HAFIZ NASIR MAHMOOD,MUHAMMAD Waseem Ullah Khan,MUHAMMAD AZEEM,SABIHA NAEEM,ASIF ALI SHAH,MUHAMMAD MUDASSAR SALEEM.




Abstract

Introduction: Co-morbidity is a medical condition accompanied to the primary condition for which patient is seeking medical or dental care.
Objective: To determine the frequency of medical co-morbid conditions in dental patients visiting oral surgery, prosthodontic and orthodontic departments.
Materials & Methods: The study was conducted in three tertiary care hospitals of Punjab. After obtaining informed consent, a comprehensive predesigned history form was used to record patientÂ’s medical conditions. Different variables recorded for each participant were age, gender and history of medical co-morbid conditions including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart diseases, renal disorders, typhoid, thyroid disorder, degenerative joint disorder, asthma, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis A and E, HIV and tuberculosis.
Results: In this study, hypertension was reported with highest frequency of 9.5% in total number of patients followed by degenerative joint disorders and hepatitis C with the same frequency of 5.2%. Diabetes mellitus and hepatitis B accounted for 3.4% of the patients
Conclusion: This study concludes that presentation of medically compromised patients in dentistry is inevitable.

Key words: Orthodontics; Prosthodontics; Oral surgery; Medical co-morbidities.






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