Self-reported prevalence of missing teeth and unmet prosthetic treatment needs among a population of Nigerian undergraduate students

Background: Tooth loss is an indicator of the oral health status of the population. In developing countries, missing tooth/teeth replacement constitutes a high unmet dental need. Missing tooth/teeth among undergraduate student is a cause for concern. Objective: This study was designed to assess the self-reported prevalence of missing teeth and unmet prosthetic needs among university undergraduate students. Methods: Data for the study was collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 3 sections: the first section sought demographic information, the second section consisted of 5 questions that tried to find out the missing teeth status of the respondents and the third section tried to find out prevalence of missing teeth and the unmet prosthetic needs of the respondents. Data obtained was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21.0. Descriptive statistics (frequencies and counts), cross-tabulations as well as Chi square were used to analyze the data. Result: More than half (64.1%) were females while 67.3% were between 16 and21 years of age. The prevalence of missing teeth among the respondents was 38.3% with missing anterior teeth making up 56.1%. Of the respondents who had missing teeth 60.5% had a form of replacement for their missing teeth bringing the unmet prosthetic need to 39.5%. There was a statistically significant association between tooth missing and replacement status with a higher proportion (66.3%) of anterior teeth being replaced. There was no statistically significant association between missing teeth and gender, age group, marital status, faculty of study and level of study. Conclusion: The prevalence of missing teeth and unmet prosthetic need was high, highlighting the need for oral health education and increased awareness of the possible prosthetic rehabilitation procedures available for replacing missing teeth

Tooth loss awareness and reasons for non-replacement of missing teeth among nurses at Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria

Objective: Full complement and replacement of lost teeth improves oral health and quality of life. The objective of this study was to assess the level of awareness of factors that can prevent premature loss of teeth and the reason for non-replacement of missing/lost teeth among nurses in a tertiary health institution. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study, 251 nurses of the Jos University Teaching Hospital participated. Self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection. Analysis of data was done with IBM SPSS version 23.0. Results: The mean age of the 251 nurses was 38±9.88. 174(69.3%) were females while 77(30.7%) were males. Out of 91(36.3%) that had missing teeth, 16(17.6%) actually replaced their missing teeth with the majority of them representing 81.3% adopting removable acrylic partial denture as modality. Among the 75(82.4%) that did not replace their missing teeth, the reason for the non-replacement by the majority- 40.0% was that they didn't feel replacement was necessary. Conclusion: The awareness level on factors that can prevent premature loss of teeth was observed to be high among the participants, but many have missing teeth that needed replacement. Majority did not replace their missing teeth as a result of low level of awareness of the consequences and probably due to financial challenges and because of the non-coverage of prosthetic treatments by the National Health Insurance Scheme 'NHIS' in Nigeria

Evaluation de la prévalence de l'édentement dans les cabinets dentaires de la ville de Ouagadougou

La perte des dents entraîne une réduction de l'efficacité masticatoire et un changement des habitudes alimentaires. L'objectif de cette étude était d'évaluer la prévalence de l'édentement dans les cabinets dentaires de la ville de Ouagadougou. Matériels et méthodes. L'étude descriptive transversale portait sur 400 patients âgés de plus de 15 ans, venus en consultation dans les différents cabinets dentaires de la ville de Ouagadougou. L'analyse statistique descriptive des données a été faite à l'aide du logiciel EPI-INFO version 7.1.2. L'étude descriptive des résultats a été réalisée avec un intervalle de confiance de 95 %. L'étude analytique a utilisé le test de Student Fisher et le test du Khi². Résultats. Une prédominance féminine a été notée dans l'échantillon (56,75%). La moyenne d'âge était de 42,03 ans ± 13,4. Le nombre moyen de dents absentes était de 3,6 dents et l'arcade maxillaire présentait 51% des édentements. L'édentement non compensé concernait 79,25% des patients. Conclusion. La forte prévalence de l'édentement peut être associée à un certain nombre de facteurs tels que le statut socioéconomique, le niveau d'instruction et l'accès aux soins. L'amélioration de la politique de santé bucco-dentaire pourra rendre l'accès équitable aux soins prothétiques

Acceptance of removable partial denture for replacement of missing teeth among partially edentulous

Objective: To assess the acceptance of removable partial denture among partially edentulous undergraduates.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Data for the study was collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 2 sections: the first section sought demographic information (age, gender and marital status) while the second section consisted of 10 questions that tried to find out the prosthetic status of the respondents' missing teeth, awareness of options for replacing missing teeth,preferred treatment options, acceptance of RPD as a treatment option and perception towards the use of RPD for replacement of missing teeth. Results: More than half (56.1%) of the participants had missing anterior teeth while the remaining 43.9% had their posterior teeth missing. Most (60.5%) of the participants had a form of replacement for their missing teeth. More than half (51.6%) of the respondents stated that RPD was the more common treatment options for replacing missing teeth while 23.6% and 24.8% felt RPD was not common and were indifferent respectively. There was statistically significant association between gender and preferred treatment modality for replacing missing teeth (p=0.02) with a higher proportion (66.1%) of male respondents preferring RPD while 32.6% of female respondentspreferred implants. There was statistically significant association between preferred treatment modality for missing teeth and perception of RPD as a form of treatment (p=0.0001) with 66.3% of those who preferred RPD having the perception that RPD was a good form of treatment for missing teeth.Conclusion: Undergraduate students seem to accept removable partial denture as a viable treatment option for replacing missing teeth. The low cost and less time associated with removable partial denture are reasons adduced for its acceptance. More male undergraduates accepted removable partial denture compared to females who preferred implants

Utilization of Teeth Replacement Service among the Elderly Attending Teaching Hospitals in Lagos; Nigeria

Background: Tooth replacement service is generally available in our environment. However; its utilization by the elderly has not been extensively studied. Aim: To determine the utilization of tooth replacement services among the elderly. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of 440 patients aged 60 years and above attending the prosthetic out-patient clinics of Lagos University teaching hospital (LUTH) and Lagos state University teaching hospital (LASUTH) from January; 2008 to March; 2010. record books or case records: Age; sex; and number of teeth replaced. Results were collated and analyzed using Epi Info 2004. Values were presented as simple percentages. Results: There were 229/440 (52.0) males and 211/440 (48.0) females and were aged 60-90 years with a mean age of 68.9 (6.92). A total number of 4;062 teeth were replaced. Average number of tooth replaced among the patients was 9.45 for LUTH and 8.94 for LASUTH. The maxillary anterior teeth were the most frequently replaced 1422/4062 (35.0) and the least replaced were the mandibular posterior teeth 812/4062 (20.0). The average number of tooth replaced generally increased with age in both sexes. A total of 90 complete maxillary and mandibular dentures were fabricated; while six single arch complete dentures were made. The remaining were partial dentures. Conclusion: The most common age of presentation is 60-65 years. Patients that were 90 years and above appear to utilize teeth replacement facilities in this environment less than those in developed countries. Maxillary anterior teeth were the most frequently replaced

Survey of the Reasons for Dental Extraction in Eastern Nigeria

Extraction of teeth is the commonest surgical procedure carried out in the dental surgery setting. Aim: The purpose of this survey was to identify the causes of teeth extraction in Eastern Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: Record forms for entering data and a self-addressed return envelope were distributed to 100 dental surgeons in Eastern Nigeria using a simple random selection. Results: Seventy-one (71; 71/100) dentists responded to the request and the total extractions carried out were 3998. There were 1508 (37.7) extractions in males and 2490 (62.3) in females with male-to-female extraction ratio of 1:1.7. In both male and female gender; there were more teeth extractions between the ages of 11 and 30 years. Extractions were recorded more in the lower social class (47.6; 1903/3998). There were more extractions in the permanent (85.0 ; 3398/3998) than deciduous (15.0 ; 3398/3998) than deciduous (15.0; 600/3998). The commonest reasons for teeth extraction were caries (55.2; 2208/3998). Conclusion: The result of this study shows that dental caries is the commonest reason for tooth extraction in Eastern Nigeria. It is hoped that the study will facilitate the development of treatment and preventive procedures relevant to the problems observed in this part of Nigeria; thus minimizing the loss of teeth and its expected adverse consequences

Le collage au service des pertes de substances dentaires anterieures

L'atteinte carieuse et les traumatismes sont des causes de pertes de substances dentaires anterieures. Cette perte de substance altere inevitablement l'esthetique et entraine le mecontentement de nos patients. L'avenement du collage et l'introduction de nouveaux materiaux composites permettent actuellement de repondre favorablement aux cas de pertes de substances anterieures en evitant le recours aux techniques prothetiques. L'utilisation de techniques de stratification assure la reproduction fidele de l'aspect et de la teinte de la dent. Cet article passe en revue quelques cas de pertes de substances dentaires anterieures traites au C.C.T.D Ibn Rochd de Casablanca

Mortality trends of deciduous and permanent teeth in a suburban Nigerian population

A prospective study was undertaken at the children's clinic of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital; Ile-Ife; to determine the pattern of tooth loss among 623 suburban Nigerian children. The range of the children was between one and a half to 15 years with a mean and standard deviation of 9.9 and 3.7 years respectively. Most of the teeth were lost in the permanent dentition and mixed dentition stages with 43.2 and 42.7 per cent respectively. There was no statistical significant difference in both sexes of various age group. Dental caries and necrotising ulcerative gingivitis were the most common causes of tooth mortality