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. 2006 Aug 16;6:103. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-103

Table 1.

Number of members with specified conditions grouped by utilization of dental services (n = 116,306)a

Chronic Conditionb Periodontal Treatmentc Periodontitis Codes Gingivitis Codes Dental Maintenance Services (DMS)d Other Dental Servicesd No Dental Servicesd
Diabetes (n = 51,560) 7,232 3,829 (7.4%) 3,403 (6.6%) 27,699 (53.7%) 1,473 (2.9%) 15,156 (29.4%)
Coronary Artery Disease (n = 75,262) 9,882 4,783 (6.4%) 5,099 (6.8%) 42,990 (57.1%) 2,341 (3.1%) 20,049 (26.6%)
Cerebrovascular Disease (n = 22,153) 2,564 1,109 (5.0%) 1,455 (6.5%) 12,367 (55.8%) 801 (3.6%) 6,421 (29.0%)

aData are cumulative for two-year period (2001 and 2002)

bChronic Condition categories are not mutually exclusive

c Periodontal treatment includes all D4000–4999 codes (periodontitis and gingivitis)

dEnrollees in the dental maintenance services, other dental services, or no dental services received no periodontal services in 2001 and 2002