Recent Findings from National Taiwan University Has Provided New Information about Periodontitis (Original Article the Dental Use for Periodontal Diseases Under the National Health Insurance System In Taiwan In 2021): Periodontal Diseases and Conditions – Periodontitis

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2023 AUG 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Business Daily -- Researchers detail new data in Periodontal Diseases and Conditions - Periodontitis. According to news reporting originating from Taipei, Taiwan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Periodontal disease is one of the main oral diseases in humans. This study investigated the dental use for periodontal diseases under the National Health Insurance system (NHI) system in Taiwan in 2021.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from National Taiwan University, “The population data and medical records of the NHI system were obtained from the websites of the Ministry of the Interior and the NHI Administration, respectively. The dental patient data were divided into 18 age groups to analyze the dental use indicators for periodontal diseases under the NHI system in Taiwan in 2021. The dental use rate for treatment of periodontal diseases (including gingivitis and periodontitis) had the highest peak (51.85%) in the 5-9-year age group under the NHI system in Taiwan in 2021. It dropped abruptly to a lower point (38.20%) in the 15-19-year age group, fluctuated and declined gradually with increasing age, and finally dropped to the lowest point of 18.78% in the greater than 85-year age group. Furthermore, the number of out-patient visits per 1000 people showed a similar trend. However, the medical expenses per person also showed a similar trend except the findings of the highest peak in the 55-59-year age groups. Periodontal disease is still the main disease of the oral cavity in Taiwan.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “From a cost-effectiveness viewpoint, Taiwan government shall develop a better oral health policy to decrease the incidence of periodontal diseases and to prevent periodontal diseases from deteriorating into the end age of tooth loss for all citizens, especially for patients of special needs. 2023 Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China. .”

For more information on this research see: Original Article the Dental Use for Periodontal Diseases Under the National Health Insurance System In Taiwan In 2021. Journal of Dental Sciences, 2023;18(3):1251-1257. Journal of Dental Sciences can be contacted at: Elsevier Taiwan, Rm N-412, 4F, Chia Hsin Building 11, No 96, Zhong Shan N Road Sec 2, Taipei, 10449, Taiwan. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Dental Sciences - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-dental-sciences/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Yin -Lin Wang, National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, Dept. of Dentistry, Chang Te St, Taipei 10048, Taiwan. Additional authors for this research include Feng-Chou Cheng and Chun-Pin Chiang.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2023.02.012. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.