Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 1s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Priyanka Priyadarshni.
PriyankaPriyadarshni@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  An adequate dentition is of importance for well-being and life quality. Despite advances in preventive dentistry, edentulism is still a major public health problem worldwide. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of edentulism in a known population. Material and methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of complete edentulism among 380 completely edentulous patients. Patients’s were selected on the basis of clinical oral examination. Patient’s age was divided into the following groups. Group I – 30–45 years. Group II – 45–60 years. Group III – 60years and above. A proforma including a structured questionnaire was prepared included name, age, sex, occupation, information regarding the duration of edentulousness and reasons of edentulousness. The collected data were analysed statistically using the chi-square test at the significance level of p < 0.05.  Results: In the present study total patients were 380 in which 68.42% were males and 31.57% were females. Out of 260 male patients, 30% patients belonged to 30-45 age group, 55.76% patients belonged to 45-60 age group, 14.23% patients belonged to 60 years and above age group. The distribution of male patients according to duration of complete edentulousness out of 260 patients, 28.07%, 25.38%, 21.15%, 15%, 10.38 were found edentulous in category of up to 6 months, 6 months–1 year, 1–5 years, 5–10 years, above 10 years respectively. Maximum number of patients were in the category of age group upto 6 months and minimum were in the age group above 10 years. The distribution of female patients according to duration of complete edentulousness  in out of 120 patients, 10.76%, 13.6%, 16.33%, 2.3%, 3.07%, 3.07% were found edentulous in the category of up to 6 months, 6 months–1 year, 1–5 years, 5–10 years, above 10 years respectively. The distribution of male patients according to reasons of complete edentulousness in 260 patients, 63.07% were edentulous due to periodontal disease, 33.84% were edentulous due to dental caries, 3.07% were edentulous due to trauma. The distribution of female subjects according to reasons of complete edentulousness in 120 females, 62.5% were edentulous due to periodontal disease. 34.16% were edentulous due to dental caries and 3.33% were edentulous due to trauma.  Conclusion: Our study concluded that males were more edentulous than females, maximum male patients belonged to 45-60 age group, maximum female patients belonged to 30-45 age group. The maximum male patients were edentulous upto 6 months, the maximum female patients were edentulous for 1–5 years. The maximum male and female patients were edentulous due to periodontal disease.

Keywords: Edentulous, caries, periodontal disease.