Longevity of dental restorations in Sjogren's disease patients using electronic dental and health record data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decreased salivary secretion is not only a risk factor for carious lesions in Sjögren's disease (SD) but also an indicator of deterioration of teeth with every restorative replacement. This study determined the longevity of direct dental restorations placed in patients with SD using matched electronic dental record (EDR) and electronic health record (EHR) data.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using EDR and EHR data of Indiana University School of Dentistry patients who have a SD diagnosis in their EHR. Treatment history of patients during 15 years with SD (cases) and their matched controls with at least one direct dental restoration were retrieved from the EDR. Descriptive statistics summarized the study population characteristics. Cox regression

SUBMITTER: Gomez GGF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848515 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature