title: Evaluation of the utilization of complex periodontal care in an industrialized country with a national health insurance.
abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the utilization of periodontal care, subject to prior agreement, over a period of 3 months. It concerns insured persons covered by the Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie de Lyon, which represents 5 per cent of the French population. It details 516 cases. The mean (+/- SD) age of the persons requiring care was 43 +/- 12.6 years; their dental health was good, and 58 per cent were women. The nature and geographical locality of the periodontal treatments are given and 1323 procedures are listed, with a high proportion of gingivectomies and flap operations.
authors.affiliation: Faculté d'Odontologie, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sardo Infirri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berchet Moguet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003778:Dentures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D012943:Social Security; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors