Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Treatment Relationship between Orthodontics and Periodontology Departments by Examining Inter-Departmental Consultation Notes


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Kürem İ., Topsakal U., Öztürk T.

Nigerian Journal Of Clinical Practice, cilt.24, sa.8, ss.1234-1239, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_553_20
  • Dergi Adı: Nigerian Journal Of Clinical Practice
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1234-1239
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

ims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the multidisciplinary treatment

relationship between the two specialties of Dentistry, Departments of

Periodontology and Orthodontics, by examining consultation request notes

between the two departments. Materials and Methods: The consultation request

notes of 1685 patients who were treated at Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry

were included in the study. All notes were analyzed retrospectively and divided

into categories. While the consultation request notes of 446 patients from the

Department of Periodontology (DP) to the Department of Orthodontics (DO) were

evaluated, the consultation request notes of 1239 patients from DO to DP were

evaluated. Pearson’s Chi‑Squared test was used in the cloud‑based TURCOSA

statistical software for the statistical analysis of the obtained data. Results: The

highest number of requests for consultation from DP to DO was due to “Evaluation

of the patient for orthodontic treatment (n = 203; 45.5%),” and the highest number

of requests from DO to DP was “Gingival/Periodontal Treatment and Providing

Motivation of Oral Hygiene (n = 558; 45.0%)”. It was observed that most patients

for whom consultation was requested were women (P < 0.05). Conclusions: This

study determined the most common reasons for consultation requests between DP

and DO and the sex which was the most prevalent. It was concluded that requests

were made for the expertise of the other department for problems that could not be

solved by the first department.

Keywords: Consultation, multidisciplinary treatment, orthodontics, periodontology