The need for a brief questionnaire, written in language that the patient can readily understand, to provide the-dentist with an adequate current medical history of his patient has been established. So this study with brief. medical questionnaire for routine use in dental practice is discussed in rel tion to the findings from its use among a survey group of 513 patients.´
The results are that;
1. In 58.3 percent of the patients surveyed, at least one question was answered positively.
2. The frequency of positive responses in the various group war. medical treatment within recent
2 years, 27.5%; hospitalization, 27.1%; drug history within recent year, 25.9%.
3. The important systemic diseases being considered in dental practice are: anemia, 4.9%;
hypertension, 4.1%; tuberculosis, 3.9%.
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