Should physicians screen for oral disease?
Screening for oral disease by primary care clinicians is justified but should not replace routine screening by dentists.
Half of sickness absent patients returned to work, and only a few of working patients experienced LTSA during follow-up. Patients reporting high levels of physical fatigue were less likely to RTW. There was a similar tendency for anxiety, whereas we found no association between depression and RTW. Larger prospective studies are needed.