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Diagnosis concept

Dental caries, unspecified

One diagnosis code, shared across patients.

Provenance
Code
K02.9
  • 1,327 patients
  • 12% of all patients
  • #39 of 778 across all diagnoses, by patients
  • 1,904 recorded episodes

Coding

System
ICD10

What else these patients have

diagnosis concept Malignant neoplasm of upper respiratory tract, part unspecified
<1% of these patients· <1% of all patients
diagnosis concept Other disorders of tooth development
<1% of these patients· <1% of all patients
diagnosis concept Malignant neoplasm of border of tongue
1% of these patients· <1% of all patients
diagnosis concept Encounter for examination of blood pressure without abnormal findings
<1% of these patients· <1% of all patients
diagnosis concept Benign neoplasm of lip
1% of these patients· <1% of all patients

Of the 1,327 patients with this diagnosis, the share who also carry each one, against how common it is across all patients.

Age at first diagnosis

Dental caries, unspecified: median 60 across all diagnoses: median 35

Age at first diagnosis Bar chart. Age at first diagnosis. 1,327 patients in all; the largest group is 60 to 69 with 311; Dental caries, unspecified: median 60 years; across all diagnoses: median 35 years. 0 100 200 300 0 to 9: 55 patients 10 to 19: 113 patients 20 to 29: 69 patients 30 to 39: 94 patients 40 to 49: 135 patients 50 to 59: 184 patients 60 to 69: 311 patients 70 to 79: 233 patients 80 to 89: 90 patients 90 and over: 43 patients 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 years
Half of these patients were 60 or older. Across all diagnoses, half were 35 or older. The 60 to 69 hold the most, 311 patients. A few first diagnoses are back-dated into infancy, and some conditions are handed an age by the decade, which draws a spike rather than a spread.

How long it stays on the record

How long it stays on the record Bar chart. How long it stays on the record. 7 categories; the largest is over five years with 829 episodes. no end recorded: 4 episodes no end recorded 4 a week or less: 243 episodes a week or less 243 up to a month: 8 episodes up to a month 8 up to three months: 25 episodes up to three months 25 up to a year: 171 episodes up to a year 171 one to five years: 624 episodes one to five years 624 over five years: 829 episodes over five years 829
over five years, more than any other. 1,904 episodes in all. “No end recorded” is an episode the generator never closed, not one known to be ongoing.