title: Medical Risk Assessment in Patients Referred to Dental Clinics, Mashhad, Iran (2011-2012).
abstract: Advances in medical and dental techniques have led to a growing aged population living with complex medical conditions. This study focuses on the detection of medically compromised dental patients by means of a validated patient-administered medical risk-related history questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the questionnaire EMRRH (European Risk Related Medical History) in order to study the prevalence as well as the risk assessment of past medical problems in a population who visited dental centers (dental university, dental offices and clinics) for treatment in Mashhad, Iran.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total number of 1,188 patients were registered, 871 of whom had a medical history that was of some interest to us. From the population with medical problems which was 30.6% of the total (N=219), 26.7% of the patients were classified as risk ASA I; 37.3% as ASA II, 16.9% as ASA III; and 19.1% as ASA IV. Among the diverse pathologies, the highest percentage was hypertension (11.6%), followed by allergies to different drugs (8.37%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It seems absolutely essential for dental practitioners to take a detailed medical history prior to any therapeutic procedure, as certain medical conditions, if unnoticed, will lead to unfavorable consequences and/or repercussions.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Research Center, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Amirchaghmaghi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maryam
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Research Center, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Pakfetrat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Atessa
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Research Center, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mosannen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mozafari Pegah
authors.affiliation: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Shafiee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zahra
authors.affiliation: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ghalavani
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hanieh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Aghasizadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davood
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, Member of student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Khazaei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yeganeh
keywords: ASA risk; EMRRH; dentistry; medical history.