Retrospective analysis of clinical statistical data on the delivery of stomatological care in a departmental outpatient clinic

The authors studied statistical, clinical, and roentgenological data available for the period from 1999 to 2009 for the purpose of retrospective analysis and monitoring of the stomatological status of adult patients and children attending a departmental outpatient clinic; in addition, the efficiency of the treatment given to both groups was evaluated. The prevalence of caries in the age group of 18-70 years (17242.1 ± 2584) was estimated at 83.5% compared with 59% in children (4517 ± 232.3). The average index of intensity of dental caries in adult patients was 20.2 ± 0.3. The same index for permanent teeth in children was 5.7 ± 0.1. Overall, a tendency toward a rise in the frequency of pulp and periodontum diseases was revealed that was paralleled by the growth in the number of tooth extractions. Adult patients showed a tendency toward an increase of the occurrence of caries and its complications from 70 ± 0.1% in 1999 to 97 ± 0.5% in 2009. In children, the prevalence of caries and its complications remained stable in time; it was 56.8 ± 0.2% in 2006 and only slightly lower (56.5 ± 0.1%) in 2008. At the same time, the ratio of complicated caries in adults and children ranged between 2.4/1 and 2.6/1 The prevalence of caries estimated based on the DMF index is characterized as very high among the adults and high in children.

epidemiology, quality of medical care, stomatological care, treatment efficiency, stomatological status, retrospective analysis, caries, pulpitis, periodontitis