An examination of periodontal treatment and per member per month (PMPM) medical costs in an insured population

Table 1 Number of members with specified conditions grouped by utilization of dental services (n = 116,306)^a

Chronic Condition^b	Periodontal Treatment^c	Periodontitis Codes	Gingivitis Codes	Dental Maintenance Services (DMS)^d	Other Dental Services^d	No Dental Services^d
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

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