Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 120, Issue 5, 529-533
Copyright © 1990 by American Dental Association
A retrospective survey of the oral conditions of 981 patients referred to an oral medicine private practice
WK Bottomley,
RS Brown,
and
GJ Lavigne
Oral Diagnosis Department, Georgetown University, School of Dentistry, Washington, DC 20007.
A retrospective survey of 981 patients seen in a private oral medicine practice from 1980-87 was conducted to gather information on several defined parameters. Inferences extracted from this information can be applied to long-range planning in clinical, educational, and research areas.