ABSTRACT
Edentulism is consistently shown to increase with age, gender and socioeconomic status. This study was done to assess the occurrence of complete and partial edentulousness in relation to age and gender amongst the low socio-economic population of Gadap area in suburb of Karachi.In this cross-sectional study, subjects of both the genders irrespective of their ages were included. The subjects were divided into Group 1: 17-35 years, Group 2: 36- 55, Group 3: 56-75, Group 4: 75 and above. The data of one year was collected from Baqai Dental College Hospital records and evaluated using SPSS version 23. The significance level was set at p < 0.05.A total of 319 subjects reported for seeking treatment of their missing tooth / teeth. 123[38.6%] patients were females and 196 [61.4%] were male. For comparison of frequencies between the groups, chi-square test was employed. It was found that male predilection for complete denture and group 3 [56-75 years] indicated highest number subjects suffering from complete edentulism.Though a lot of advancement has been made regarding treatment options and in generating awareness amongst the population regarding oral health, prevalence of edentulism still prevails due to socioeconomic and cultural constrains
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to assess the growth of Candida Albicans on Polymethylmethacrylate [PMMA] as a denture base, using various curing cycles. Total 200 samples of denture bases were prepared divided into five categories, cut into 2x2 cm, with the thickness of 1.0 mm for the analysis. 160 out of them were further divided into 4 groups for heat cure water bath polymerization. They were assessed on different temperatures i.e. 45[degree sign] c, 100 [degree sign] c 70[degree sign] c, and 70 [degree sign] c for the time span of 45, 60, 420 and 540 min respectively. The specimens of the 5th group were cured chemically. Every specimen of all the five groups was kept in the bottles along with the food stuff for 12, 24, 168, and 336 hrs. The specimens were then mounted on the glass slides to examine under the light microscope for the analysis of Candida Albicans. Results showed that the growth of Candida Albicans observed to be reduced in heat cure polymerization as compared to the ones, cured chemically. Thus concluded that among all the sample types, the group D cured at the temperature of 70 [degree sign] c for 540 min have shown the minimum growth of Candida Albicans