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- Dawson, Victoria, et al.
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Further interventions after root canal treatment in relation to type of coronal restoration and tooth group : a 10-year follow-up of a Swedish dental register
- 2023
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Ingår i: ESE Wladimir Adlivankine Research Prize, Education Prize and Original Research Abstracts.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aim: To investigate the frequency of further interventions after root filling during a follow-up of 10 to 11 years, and to compare the outcomes with respect to type of coronal restoration and tooth group.Methods: Data from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency´s register of dental treatments were obtained to identify the teeth registered as root filled in Sweden 2009. Type of coronal restoration within 6 months after root filling, as well as the frequency of further interventions (nonsurgical retreatment, periradicular surgery, extraction, further direct and indirect restoration) were tracked in the data register until December 31, 2019. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used for statistical analysis.Results: Of the 215 611 teeth root filled in 2009, nonsurgical retreatment, periradicular surgery, and extraction were registered for 3.5%, 1.4% and 20%, respectively. The highest frequency of nonsurgical retreatment was registered for molars (4.2%), and periradicular surgery was most frequent in maxillary canines and incisors (2.3%). The highest frequency of extractions was registered for mandibular molars (25.1%). Directly restored teeth had higher frequency of nonsurgical retreatment (3.9%) and extraction (20.8%), compared to indirectly restored teeth (1.7% and 13.6%, respectively; P < 0.001). Of teeth restored with direct restoration within 6 months after root filling, 41.5% were registered with at least one further direct restoration and 14.7% with an indirect restoration. In the group of indirectly restored teeth, 9.3% and 7.1% underwent further restorative treatment with direct and indirect restoration, respectively. The differences registered between directly and indirectly restored root filled teeth were statistically significant (P < 0.001).Conclusions: The frequencies of nonsurgical retreatment and periradicular surgery were low 10 to 11 years after root filling, despite one in five root filled teeth being registered as extracted. Further interventions were significantly more common for directly restored teeth than for those indirectly restored.
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- Ullgren, Helena, 1972-
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Who cares? Fragmentation or integration of cancer care
- 2021
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: New cancer treatments and increased accessibility of palliativecare have resulted in improved treatment outcomes. Coordination andcommunication between different health care professionals and providers mayimpact patient satisfaction and quality of care. The phases of curativetreatments, palliative and end-of-life care, are now less distinct and oftenoverlap, which may challenge clinical decision-making and the assessment ofthe patient’s prognosis. It is recommended that palliative care is integratedalongside acute cancer care and introduced earlier in the disease trajectoryconcurrent with ongoing cancer treatment and follow-up. Health care utilizationcan be defined as the description and quantification of how a patient uses healthcare services to improve a health problem and/or increase wellbeing. One of theways of measuring the quality of care and the performance of a health caresystem is to analyze different aspects of health care utilization. Intensity oftreatment and care at the end of life is a measure of quality and may identifyareas of end-of-life care organization that are in need of improvement. Recentresearch indicates that certain socioeconomic factors might impact health careutilization and intensity of treatment and care at the end of life.Aim: To explore different aspects of health care utilization for patients withcomplex cancer care trajectories in a changing cancer care.Methods: In this thesis a combination of quantitative data, both populationbasedregistry, survey (studies I-III) and qualitative data from focus groupinterviews (study (IV), were used. The participants are patients with complexcancer care trajectories (studies I-III), nurses and physicians from acute cancercare and specialized palliative care at home (study IV) in the region ofStockholm, Sweden. The purpose was to explore health care utilization fromdiagnosis to the end of life.Results: The results of studies I –III show several factors associated withhigher levels of health care utilization; living alone, younger age, more advanceddisease stage and multimodality treatment. In addition, the group with bothacute cancer and SPC at home are a vulnerable group with higher levels ofsymptoms and unplanned/acute care, risking unnecessary care transitions.Study I (203 patients with head and neck cancer) revealed lower satisfactionwith the amount of information received regarding diagnosis and treatment inthe group having a palliative care referral. Study II (1718 patients with head andneck, gynecological, upper gastrointestinal or hematological cancer) found thatnearly a quarter of those with both acute cancer and SPC at home care hadmultiple (three or more) unplanned hospital admissions. Study III (1726patients with lung or pancreatic cancer) found increased levels of intensity ofivcare when comparing the years 2010 and 2017, and a shift of care from inpatientto outpatient care. The results of study IV (23 participants in six focus groups)indicates uncertainty among health care professionals in both acute andpalliative cancer care regarding their organization, mandate, andresponsibilities as well as the prognosis of the patients. Participants from bothsettings (acute and palliative cancer care) discussed their responsibilities and itappeared to be clear for them who was responsible for symptom management(palliative care) and cancer treatments (acute cancer care). However,uncertainties about the overarching, holistic responsibility.Conclusions and clinical implications: In summary, our findings describecancer care in one large region of Sweden and issues related to fragmentationand health care utilization. These issues have consequences that may impactpatients, informal caregivers, the health care system, and health careprofessionals in terms of quality and safety. There are several suggestions forimprovements, such as a focus on integration of care on all levels (policy andorganization) and building a system steered primarily by the quality of care in aperson-centered integrated system.
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- Wigsten, Emma, et al.
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Fees for root canal treatment and further dental care in the adult population in sweden : a 10-year follow-up of data from the Swedish dental register
- 2023
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Ingår i: ESE Wladimir Adlivankine Research Prize, Education Prize and Original Research Abstracts.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aim: To investigate the fees for root filling and further dental care charged by Swedish dentists during a follow-up period of 10 to 11 years. Comparisons are made between type of restoration registered within 6 months of the root filling, the tooth group, and the root filled teeth that survived versus those that were extracted.Methods: A total of 215 611 teeth were registered as root filled in the Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s data register in 2009. For each identified tooth, the fees for the following interventions were tracked: initial root filling, coronal restorations, and further dental interventions registered during the follow-up period. The outcomes were analysed with descriptive and analytic statistics, using one-way ANOVA and t-tests. The fees are presented in Euro (€1 = SEK 8.94; 01/01/2012).Results: The total fee for the root fillings was 72 million euros, and the mean fee was €333.6 per root filling. The total mean fee for the preservation of a root filled tooth over 10 to 11 years was €923.4, which included root canal treatment, coronal restorations, and further interventions. The mean fee for indirectly restored root filled teeth was higher (€1 279.3) than for those directly restored (€829.4) and for teeth without specified restorations (€832.7; P < 0.001). Molars had a significantly higher mean fee (€966.4) compared to premolars (€882.8) and anterior teeth (€891.3; P < 0.001). The mean fee for teeth that were extracted was higher (€1 225.3) than for those that survived the follow-up (€848.0; P < 0.001). Conclusions: Fees for root filled teeth have accumulated over time probably due to further dental care needed. The total mean fee was significantly higher for indirectly restored root filled teeth than for directly restored. However, prospective clinical cost-effectiveness studies are needed to analyse the total costs.
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