International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Jayashree Joshi
Reader, Dental Materials,, Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College & Research Centre (Formerly VSPM Dental College), Nagpur (MS), IndiaPublications
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Research
Assessment of pattern of partial edentulism and its correlation with age, gender, arch and socioeconomic status
Author(s): Anita Rama Kahar*, Jayashree Joshi and Saee Deshpande
Background and Objectives: The partial edentulism is the condition where one or few teeth are missing in one or both the dental arches of an individual. There are various reasons for the loss of teeth. In spite of advancement and conduction of awareness of dental treatment; there are still individuals with partial edentulism are present in the country. The correlation has been found between the partial edentulism and the different age groups, gender and according to socioeconomic status. So we also decided to conduct such kind of study in our institute. The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of partial edentulism according to Kennedy’s classification its correlation of pattern of partial edentulism with age, gender, arch and socioeconomic status. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted among the partial edentulous patients visit.. Read More»
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