title: [Insufficient preoperative anaesthesiological assessment of dental status].
abstract: We conducted a comparison of the preoperative airway and teeth status assessment with a dedicated postoperative assessment. We included 211 patients with a preoperative airway and teeth assessment performed by the designated physicians at the department of anaesthesia. 27% of the patients had an incomplete preoperative assessment. 66% were not informed about the risk of damages to the teeth and 16% of the patients were postoperatively considered to have periodontitis compared to only 3% preoperatively. Postoperatively we found, that many more patients had an overall poor dental status.
authors: Anæstesiologisk Afdeling, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark. Mariewo@gmail.com
authors: Marie
authors: M
authors: Winther-Olesen
authors: Helle
authors: H
authors: Ørding
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D009909:Oral Health; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology