Pattern of partial edentulism among female patients seen at dental department of secondary care hospital, Lahore

ABSTRACT

Objective of this study was to determine of the frequency of occurrence of various patterns of partial edentulous in female patients reporting to dental department of secondary care hospital. Study was conducted on patients reporting to the dental Out Patient Department of Punjab Social Security Hospital, Manga Mandi, Lahore. Duration of the study was from January 2014 to January 2015. Kennedy's classification after applying Applegate's rules was used to record partial edentulisum in females. It was implemented by visual examination. Most dominant pattern noted was class III in maxilla with class IV being the least in number. With an increase in age, there is an increase in the Class I and Class II dental arch tendency and a decrease in Class III and class IV both in maxilla and mandible