PATTERN OF PARTIAL EDENTULISM SEEN AMONG PATIENTS AT LAHORE MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGE

  • Sara Amir Khan ouse Officer, Department of Prosthodontics, Lahore Medical &Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Waqar Hussain Assitant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, King Khalid University Abha, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia
  • Muhammad Aamir Ghafoor Chaudhary Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords: Patterns, partial edentulism, Kennedys Classification

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pattern of partially edentulous patients seen at Prosthodontics Department of a tertiary care center.
A Cross sectional (Descriptive study) was conducted at Department of Prosthodontics, from July 2015 to Dec 2015. Two hundred patients who were fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Detailed Clinical examination of the patients were done and recorded in the proformas.
Out of 200 patients included in this study 100 were males (50%) and 100 patients were female (50%); with male to female ratio of 1:1. There was wide variation of age ranging from a minimum of 18 years to 60 years. The mean age was 451.8 years. In conclusion, Kennedys Class III remains the most common in maxilla (29%) and mandible(40%).

Published
2018-03-25
How to Cite
Khan, S. A., Hussain, M. W., & Chaudhary, M. A. G. (2018). PATTERN OF PARTIAL EDENTULISM SEEN AMONG PATIENTS AT LAHORE MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGE. Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, 37(4), 647-649. Retrieved from https://www.podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/38
Issue
Vol. 37 No. 4 (2017): October-December 2017
Section
Prosthodontics
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