Prevalence of Root Surface Caries, Dental Attrition and Assessment of Oral Hygiene Index in Patients of Three Different Age Groups at Nishtar Institute of Dentistry Multan
Muhammad Imran, Rehman Shahid, Nizam-Ul-Mulk, Asghar Ali Memon
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ABSTRACTBackground: Oral hygiene is an important factor in prevention of certain dental and periodontal diseases. Improved oral hygiene is a good reflection of healthy gums and teeth. Root surface caries and the dental attrition are also more common among the young and the elderly patients. The presence of dental attrition and root surface caries along the oral hygiene index is distributed widely among three age groups of the patients.Objective: To find out the prevalence of root surface caries and dental attrition along their existing oral hygiene status in terms of Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) among three age groups of the patients.Study Design: Descriptive studyPlace of Study: Department of Operative Dentistry, Nishtar Institute of Multan from 1st January 2018 to 31st March 2018.Materials and Methods: A total of 310 patients were selected and examined randomly at hospital outpatient department. A precise history was taken from the patients. All the patients were categorized in three groups; age group I (21-35 years), age group II (36-50 years) and age Group III (51-65 years). There were three types of categories including root surface caries, oral hygiene index and the dental attrition. All these were to evaluate and assess for their prevalence among three age groups.Results: The value of α with degree of freedom 4 is 9.488 while our statistics represented 3.2675. So the null hypothesis is accepted. The result is not significant at p <0.05.Conclusion: The prevalence of root surface caries, dental attrition and oral hygiene index score is common among the three age groupsKey words: Root surface caries, Dental attrition, Oral hygiene index, Periodontitis, Gingival recession
Background: Oral hygiene is an important factor in prevention of certain dental and periodontal diseases. Improved oral hygiene is a good reflection of healthy gums and teeth. Root surface caries and the dental attrition are also more common among the young and the elderly patients. The presence of dental attrition and root surface caries along the oral hygiene index is distributed widely among three age groups of the patients.
Objective: To find out the prevalence of root surface caries and dental attrition along their existing oral hygiene status in terms of Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) among three age groups of the patients.
Study Design: Descriptive study
Place of Study: Department of Operative Dentistry, Nishtar Institute of Multan from 1st January 2018 to 31st March 2018.
Materials and Methods: A total of 310 patients were selected and examined randomly at hospital outpatient department. A precise history was taken from the patients. All the patients were categorized in three groups; age group I (21-35 years), age group II (36-50 years) and age Group III (51-65 years). There were three types of categories including root surface caries, oral hygiene index and the dental attrition. All these were to evaluate and assess for their prevalence among three age groups.
Results: The value of α with degree of freedom 4 is 9.488 while our statistics represented 3.2675. So the null hypothesis is accepted. The result is not significant at p <0.05.
Conclusion: The prevalence of root surface caries, dental attrition and oral hygiene index score is common among the three age groups
Key words: Root surface caries, Dental attrition, Oral hygiene index, Periodontitis, Gingival recession