Geospatial Patients diagnosed with Pulp Necrosis at Hasanuddin University Dental Hospital, Indonesia Fuad Husain Akbar,1,*, Burhanuddin Daeng Pasiga1, Rasmidar Samad1, Ayub Irmadani Anwar1, Nusyamsi Djamaluddin1, Fathul Jihan Achmad,2
Department Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Pulp necrosis is the final stage of pulpitis and is the beginning of periapical lesions. Age and gender are related to the incidence of periapical lesions where young people are more susceptible and behavioral patterns of gender affect oral hygiene. Pulp inflammation can include irreversible pulpitis and pulp necrosis. Treatment for pulp inflammation is endodontic treatment or root canal treatment. Materials and Methods: This research was conducted with the aim of mapping the distribution of pulp necrosis patients who came to the UNHAS Makassar Teaching Dental Hospital, using secondary data in the last 1 year. Furthermore, the authors aim to explore the uncovered geospatial aspects of the disease. The study population included patients with clinically diagnosed and histopathologically confirmed pulp necrosis based on electronic medical records. Results: A total of 7,102 patients with a diagnosis of pulp necrosis during 2023, 5,173 data were excluded because they were repeat visits from patients, 562 patient data were excluded because they were outside the city of Makassar, 124 patient data were excluded because the patient^s address was unclear. Final Sample 1,243 patient data. Conclusion: In this study, map visualization shows the distribution of the outcomes studied, especially pulp necrosis. There is a possibility that geographic suitability, including accessibility to RSGMP Unhas, exists in certain areas.
