Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017

A study of Dental prosthetic status and treatment needs of adult population in a tertiary hospital in central India

Dr. Rizwan Ali A Shivji, Dr. Mohd Adhnan Mohd Fahim, Dr. Pranay Gandhi

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp; Aims:&nbsp;The study aimed to evaluate and compare the dental prosthetic status and treatment needs of adult population in central India in relation to the age. Methods:&nbsp;A total of 1779 people aged 35&ndash;74 years selected from jan 2016 to jan 2017 through convenient sampling, were surveyed, using the WHO survey criteria, 1997. Results:&nbsp;Different forms of prosthesis were present among patients in the upper (19.9%) and lower (19%) arches, respectively. Prosthetic treatment need was recognized in subjects, 56.4% for the upper and 57.2% for the lower arches, respectively. The prosthetic status and treatment needs differed statistically with respect to age. Conclusions:&nbsp;More than half of the surveyed adult populations were in need of some or the other forms of prosthesis.&nbsp;</p>