title: Prevalence estimates and outcomes of mental health conditions in those hospitalized owing to dental conditions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identify characteristics of individuals with mental health conditions who use hospital resources to manage dental conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for the years 2007 to 2010 were used. All hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of dental conditions were selected. Hospitalizations with secondary diagnoses of mental health conditions were identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, 67,517 hospitalizations were primarily attributed to dental conditions. Of these, 12 080 also involved a mental health condition. The most frequently prevalent mental health conditions were mood disorders (9.9% of dental hospitalizations) and anxiety disorders (3.9%). The mean age of those with a mental health condition was 47.7 years (37.7 years for those without mental health conditions). A greater proportion of those with a mental health condition had Medicare coverage compared with those without a mental health condition (39.4% vs 17%). Those with mental health conditions also had a higher comorbid burden.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When individuals with mental health conditions are hospitalized for a dental condition, they are more likely to be older and sicker and to use more hospital resources. Better preventive care may benefit patients and health care budgets.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Veerasathpurush
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Allareddy
authors.affiliation: Advanced graduate student, Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Min Kyeong
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Medical Director, Harvard Dental Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Da Silva
authors.affiliation: Graduate student, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sankeerth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rampa
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Critical Care, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Veerajalandhar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Allareddy
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences and Department of Global Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Romesh.aus@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Romesh P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Nalliah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology