Prevalence of Partial Edentulism in Patients Visiting a University Dental Hospital

Subashri A (1) , Dhanraj Ganapathy (2)
(1) Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600 077, Tamil Nadu, India, India ,
(2) Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600 077, Tamil Nadu, India, India

Abstract

Oral health status of a population depends on edentulism (partial). Tooth loss has an impact in various aspects of quality of life of an individual. The prevalence and extent have been reduced in various countries because of advancing technologies. Various different classifications have been proposed in the previous literature for partial edentulism. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from the period of June 2019 to April 2020 between the age group 25-40 years for the population visiting a private dental college. Data collection was done and statistically analyzed using SPSS Software. Out of the 4829 population included in the study, 42.4 % were female and 57.6% of the males. Based on the age, 50.3% were within 25-30 years, 25.1% of them were 31-35 years and 24.6% of them between 36-40 years. Based on gender, Females were 42.3% and males were 57.6%. There was a significant association between the age, gender and missing tooth. It can be concluded that the prevalence of edentulism increases with age, thereby needing prosthodontic rehabilitation.

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Subashri A
Dhanraj Ganapathy
dhanraj@saveetha.com (Primary Contact)
Subashri A, & Dhanraj Ganapathy. (2020). Prevalence of Partial Edentulism in Patients Visiting a University Dental Hospital. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 11((SPL 3), 1786–1790. Retrieved from https://ijrps.com/home/article/view/3412

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