Dental treatment needs and health care-seeking behaviours of patients with acute odontogenic infections in Lithuania
| Autor: | Jolanta Aleksejūnienė, Alina Pūrienė, Rūta Rastenienė |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Low income
Adult Male Periodontal treatment Adolescent Denture Partial Dentistry Functional dentition Cohort Studies Young Adult Sex Factors stomatognathic system Residence Characteristics Medicine Humans Health care seeking Disease Dental Care Dental Restoration Permanent General Dentistry Periodontal Diseases Orthodontics Health Services Needs and Demand Dentition Scientific Research Report Crowns business.industry Smoking Age Factors Lithuania Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Dental care Odontogenic Root Canal Therapy Self Care stomatognathic diseases Tooth Diseases Tooth Extraction Income Educational Status Female business Treatment need |
| Zdroj: | Int Dent J |
| Popis: | Aims To assess patients with acute odontogenic maxillofacial infections (AOMIs), regarding their functional dentition and dental treatment needs, and identify factors explaining these outcomes. Methods During a 1-year period, 160 patients with AOMIs were treated at the specialised dental care centre of Vilnius University. Both oral status and specific dental treatment needs were evaluated for each patient. For the restorative dental treatment need, we examined if patients needed fillings, crowns or bridges. Periodontal dental treatment needs were based only on the most severe cases, and patients were allocated either to a group for which periodontal treatment was recommended or to a group that did not need periodontal treatment. Based on these clinical assessments, four ratios for specific dental treatment needs (restorations, extractions, endodontic treatment and periodontal treatment) and two summative ratios (total dental treatment needs and presence of a functional dentition) were calculated. The questionnaire included variables from various domains. Results Patients with AOMIs retained one-third of their functional dentition and the mean ± standard deviation of their total dental treatment needs was 46.0 ± 29.7%, of which 32.4 ± 17.1% related to the need for restorations. Higher dental treatment needs were associated with a low level of education, low income, irregular oral self-care, systemic diseases and self-treatment of acute dental conditions before seeking professional help. Conclusions Patients with AOMIs retained one-third of their functional dentition, and almost half of their dentition were in need of dental treatment. |
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