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. 2022 Oct 30;102(2):164–169. doi: 10.1177/00220345221128226

Table 1.

Breakdown of Number of Attendances by Diagnosis during the 44-y Study Period, 1974 to 2017.

Diagnosis Read Codes Patient Attendances Attendance Rate/1,000 Patient-Years (95% CI)
n % n %
Migraine 298,665 63.70 298,552 63.77 2.69 (2.68–2.70)
TMD 57,800 12.33 57,419 12.27 0.52 (0.52–0.52)
Trigeminal neuralgia 19,741 4.21 19,698 4.21 0.18 (0.18–0.18)
BMS 8,291 1.77 8,275 1.77 0.07 (0.07–0.08)
Atypical facial pain 7,383 1.57 7,343 1.57 0.07 (0.06–0.07)
Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia 1,423 0.30 1,420 0.30 0.01 (0.01–0.01)
Trigeminal nerve injury 32 0.01 32 0.01 0.0003 (0.0002–0.0004)
Nonspecific dental diagnoses 75,492 16.10 75,398 16.11 0.68 (0.68–0.69)
All 468,827 100.00 468,137 100.00 4.22 (4.21–4.42)

BMS, burning mouth syndrome; CI, confidence interval; TMD, temporomandibular disorder.