Pattern of Partial Edentulism According to Kennedy’s Classification among Patients Presenting in Tertiary Care Hospital of Taxilla
Aamir Rafiq, Sumayia Qaiser, Syeda Sameen Zehra Rizvi, Fatima Tu Zahra, Amna Nisar, Zirwah Saeed
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ABSTRACT
Aim & Objective: This study was conducted with the goal
to figure out the pattern of partially dentate arches in patients reporting to
Dental Hospital of Taxilla.
Methodology: The study is descriptive cross sectional
that was focused on patients visiting the outpatient department of HITEC-IMS
Dental College, Taxilla. A total of 224 patients, compromising both males and
females, were randomly selected using convenience sampling. Age of the patients
was 15-70 years. Informed consent was taken and patients were then visually examined
and missing teeth were noted along with demographic information. Partially
dentate arches were then classified on the basis of Kennedy’s classification. Collected
data was evaluated by using SPSS software (27.0). Chi- square test was applied for
analysis.
Results: 224
patients were studied for the pattern of partial edentulism.44.6% patients were
presented with partial edentulism in maxilla and 55.3% in mandible. Kennedy
class I was 12.9%, Kennedy class II was 25.9%, Kennedy Class III was 54% and
Kennedy class IV was 7.2% reported among presenting patients. 45.5% males and
54.5% females show pattern of partial edentulism with Kennedy Class III as the most
prevalent class in both maxilla and mandible.
Conclusion: Among the partially
dentate arches Kennedy class III is more frequent in mandible than in maxilla.
No notable association between pattern of partial edentulism and gender is
established.
Keywords: Kennedy’s Classification, Partial edentulism,
Removable Partial Denture(RPD)
ABSTRACT
Aim & Objective: This study was conducted with the goal
to figure out the pattern of partially dentate arches in patients reporting to
Dental Hospital of Taxilla.
Methodology: The study is descriptive cross sectional
that was focused on patients visiting the outpatient department of HITEC-IMS
Dental College, Taxilla. A total of 224 patients, compromising both males and
females, were randomly selected using convenience sampling. Age of the patients
was 15-70 years. Informed consent was taken and patients were then visually examined
and missing teeth were noted along with demographic information. Partially
dentate arches were then classified on the basis of Kennedy’s classification. Collected
data was evaluated by using SPSS software (27.0). Chi- square test was applied for
analysis.
Results: 224
patients were studied for the pattern of partial edentulism.44.6% patients were
presented with partial edentulism in maxilla and 55.3% in mandible. Kennedy
class I was 12.9%, Kennedy class II was 25.9%, Kennedy Class III was 54% and
Kennedy class IV was 7.2% reported among presenting patients. 45.5% males and
54.5% females show pattern of partial edentulism with Kennedy Class III as the most
prevalent class in both maxilla and mandible.
Conclusion: Among the partially
dentate arches Kennedy class III is more frequent in mandible than in maxilla.
No notable association between pattern of partial edentulism and gender is
established.
Keywords: Kennedy’s Classification, Partial edentulism,
Removable Partial Denture(RPD)