Severity of periodontal disease - a study

ABSTRACT

Current study was done to assess the severity of gingivitis and periodontitis in adult patients who were examined at the Department ofPeriodontology, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar. It was conducted from September 2013 to November 2013. Six hundred patients were examined. All willing adult patients were included in the study and those who refused to give consent, edentulous patients, pregnant females, and patients with a recent history of cardiovascular disease or any other systemic disease were excluded. A printed self designed questionnaire containing demographic data and information regarding oral hygiene habits was completed by a single operator. CPITN probe was used to carry out periodontal screening. Mouth was divided into six sextants and each tooth was examined at six different sites and highest score was recorded. Codes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 were used as scoring criteria denoting good oral hygeine, bleeding on probing, presence of dental calculus, pocket depths measuring 3.5-5.5mm and pocket depths of more than 6mm respectively. Among the 600 subjects examined, mean age of respondents was 32.6 years. There were 324 [54%] males and 276 [46%] females in the study. Pocket depth of 3.5-5.5mm was observed in 264 [44%] patients and 54 [9%] patients had a pocket depth of 6 mm or more. Among the subjects 312 [52%] were illiterate. Those who belonged to urban areas were 342 [57%] where as 258 [43%] were from rural areas