The associations between dental disease and systemic health

[Abstract] Understanding the relationship between a patient's systemic and oral health is key for clinicians. The aim of this study was to determine if there is an association between specific findings in a dental exam, such as class V carious lesions, and the American Society of Anesthesiologi...

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Published in:Odontology 2024-01, Vol.112 (1), p.264-271
Main Authors: Glessner, Caroline, Desai, Bhavik, Looney, Stephen, Choi, Bich Na, Lewis, Maurice, Farmaha, Jaspreet, Bloomquist, Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classification
Dental caries
Dental disorders
Dentistry
Dentition
Gum disease
Lesions
Medicine
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Original Article
Periodontal diseases
Teeth
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Summary:[Abstract] Understanding the relationship between a patient's systemic and oral health is key for clinicians. The aim of this study was to determine if there is an association between specific findings in a dental exam, such as class V carious lesions, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification as a proxy for systemic health. A retrospective chart review was performed on all patient charts that met inclusion criteria including detailed, complete, and vetted charts obtained over a three-year period in the predoctoral clinic of a United States dental college. Findings recorded at the initial exam included the decayed, missing or filled teeth (DMFT) score, the location of carious lesions and restorations, the presence of periodontal disease, the number of endodontically treated teeth and the number of fractured teeth or restorations. We found no association found between DMFT score and ASA status but did find that ASA I patients had a higher degree of occlusal carious lesions and that ASA III patients were more likely to have interproximal restorations and fractured teeth. We found associations between a greater number of missing teeth and the presence of periodontal disease with worsening ASA status. Our data suggest that ASA classification cannot be used as a reliable predictor for the health of a patient's dentition or the number of cervical caries. However, the data does demonstrate a positive correlation between the number of missing teeth and ASA status, promoting the idea that the number of missing teeth is a crude prognosticator of systemic health. This information can be used by physicians and dentists to help understand the relationships between a patient's dental and systemic health.
ISSN:1618-1247
1618-1255
DOI:10.1007/s10266-023-00823-y