A decision tree to identify the combinations of non-communicable diseases that constitute the highest risk for dental caries experience: A hospital records-based study.

ABSTRACT: To investigate whether dental status, represented by the DMFT score, was affected by the presence of NCDs and determined the NCDs that had a greater impact on the DMFT score. This retrospective cross-sectional study included a total of 10,017 individuals. The presence of NCDs was investigated based on self-reported medical history recorded on each patient's dental hospital record. Individual DMFT score was evaluated on the basis of the dental records and panoramic radiographs. The data were further analyzed using multiple regression analysis and chi-squared automatic interaction detection (CHAID) analysis. A total of 5,388 individuals had more than one NCD among hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and osteoporosis. The average DMFT score

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494304 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature