Association of age and gender distribution of patients undergoing class 2 amalgam restorations in maxillary premolars

Abstract

Amalgam is the most versatile restorative material in dentistry. It constitutes 70% of all restorative material. Dental amalgam accounts for various advantages and disadvantages. Among the disadvantages replacement of the amalgam restoration has been a major concern due to various reasons like recurrent caries, esthetics and fracture of non-functional cusp among class II, fracture of non-functional cost is mostly documented. The aim of the study is to evaluate the association between age and gender distribution undergoing class 2 amalgam restoration in maxillary premolars. In this retrospective study, the details of the 86,000 patient records were reviewed and analyzed, out of which 303 patients who had undergone class 2 amalgam restoration in maxillary premolars between June 2019 to March 2020 were included in this study. The details like age, gender, tooth number and the surface of restorations were evaluated and entered in SPSS, version 23. The data were analyzed through a chi-square test. More number of restorations were done in the age group of 31-40 years. It was observed that there is no significant association between age, and surface distribution in mandibular premolars (p>0.05) and analyzing the association between gender and tooth surface, no significant difference seen (p>0.05). Disto occlusal restoration was predominantly done in both the genders and both the maxillary premolars. In general female patients underwent more restorations compared to male patients.