A Study on Medications and Health Histories of 2,528 Dental Patients

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The purpose of this survey is to determine what medication dental patients are taking and to compile information from medical histories on the most frequent conditions. The frequency of use of drug and positive medical findings are reported by age and sex group. 1.Use of drugs were found to increase with age. The proportion taking a medication was 1 in 5 for teenage group, 1 in 4 for young adults, 1 in 3 for patients in their 40s, and 1 in 2 for patients aged 50and older. 2. One seconds of all dental patients in the study had a positive medical history for at least one problem, and more than 35% of these patients reported multiple medical problem.