Observational studyClinical and experimental dental research2020
Recording of diagnoses in public primary oral health care in a retrospective longitudinal observational study in a Finnish town: Underrepresentation of periodontitis diagnoses.
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- A retrospective registry study comparing a portable school-based model and a standard clinic-based model.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- Who visits primary health care general practitioners and why? A register-based study in a Finnish city.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Impact of Oral Health on the Daily Activities of Users of the National Health System.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Genetic analysis of probable sleep bruxism and its associations with clinical and behavioral traits.Sleep · 2023Article
- Recording of diagnoses in public primary oral health care in a retrospective longitudinal observational study in a Finnish town: Underrepresentation of periodontitis diagnoses.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2020Observational
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Abstract
objectivesThis study investigates which oral diagnoses public primary dental care dentists record.
methodsAn observational register-based retrospective follow-up study was performed in the public primary oral health care of a Finnish town after the dentists were advised to mark the diagnoses in their practices. The rate of recorded diagnoses resulting from visits to the public primary care dentists was studied. The assessed diagnoses were recorded with the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. The distribution of diagnoses was recorded during a 2-year follow-up period.
resultsThe most frequent diagnosis groups were dental caries (K02, 38.6%), other diseases of dental hard tissues (K03, 14.9%), diseases of pulp and periapical tissues (K04, 11.4%), periodontal diseases (K05, 9.7%), and different types of bone fractures (S02, 8.1%). Periodontitis was underrepresented.
conclusionsIn public primary oral health care, there may be difficulties in adequate recording of certain chronic diseases.
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