To determine the medical condition of patients attending the dental clinics at King Saud University College of Dentistry, 2,096 patients' files were studied. About 25% of the patients had history of medical conditions, the highest frequency j^g _among ;h_0Se in their third, fourth and fifth decades of life. Of the medically compromised patients, 21.3% were diabetic, 15.5% hypertensive, while the remainder had such conditions as asthma, arthritis, cardiac problems and penicillin hypersensitivity. The results of this study underscore the need to accurately record patients' medical history before dental treatment so as to take adequate precautions.

Saudi Dental Journal 1996;8(3):136-139.