Longevity of dental restorations in Sjogren’s disease patients using electronic dental and health record data
Grace Gomez Felix Gomez,
Mei Wang,
Zasim A. Siddiqui
et al.
Abstract:Background
Decreased salivary secretion is not only a risk factor for carious lesions in Sjögren’s disease (SD) but also an indicator of deterioration of teeth with every restorative replacement. This study determined the longevity of direct dental restorations placed in patients with SD using matched electronic dental record (EDR) and electronic health record (EHR) data.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective cohort study using EDR and EHR data of I… Show more
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