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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Anaesthesiological risk assessment in young/adult and elderly dental patients
1Genoese Geriatric Group, Genoa, Italy. odontoiatriageriatr@libero.it
Objective:
Analysing the differences in number of diseases reported, medicines taken and American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) scores in young/adult and elderly dental patients.
Subject:
Forty-seven young/adult and 47 elderly dental patients living in the community.
Setting:
Private dental practice.
Main Outcome Measures:
Age, number of systemic diseases reported during anamnesis, number of medicines taken, seriousness of pre-existent diseases measured according to the ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologist) scale.
Study Design:
Analytical study.
Results:
The differences between young/adult and elderly dental patients as far as self-reported medical conditions, medicines taken and ASA scores were statistically significant (p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
The number of elderly patients' medical conditions are greater than young/adults'. It is therefore necessary to adequately assess the elderly patient before starting any dental treatment.
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