Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 1-8.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2022.01.001

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Risk Assessment of Oral Diseases and Therapy

CHEN Zhi*, ZHOU Linfang   

  1. Department of Endodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • Received:2022-01-04 Online:2022-01-28 Published:2022-01-21

Abstract: Risk assessment is to quantify the possible degree of impact or loss caused by a certain event or thing. Evaluating the risks of oral diseases and diagnoses and treatment techniques can effectively discover the risk factors of oral diseases, and deal with and control various risks during diagnosis and treatment process of oral diseases. This article introduces the commonly used risk assessment systems or risk assessment tools in the course of the diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases, and looks for evidence-based medicine to evaluate the commonly used risk assessment systems. The author calls for improving the current process of diagnosis and treatment, and attaching importance to the development and promotion of various risk assessment systems.

Key words: risk assessment, caries risk assessment, risk assessment of periodontitis, peri-implant disease, esthetic risk assessment