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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PARTIAL EDENTULOUS OCCURRENCE PATTERNS AMONG FEMALE PATIENTS WITH RESPECT TO AGE & KENNEDY’S CLASSIFICATION

Dr Shaharyar Muzaffar, Dr Nazish Tanveer, Dr. Ifra Nasir

Objective: The aim of this research was to determine the frequency of partial edentulous patterns among female cases presenting themselves at the secondary healthcare facility. Methods: We carried out this research at Services Hospital, Lahore from September 2017 to October 2018. Females were recorded for their partial edentulism through Kennedy’s Classification after the application of Applegate’s rules. The rules were implemented by visually examining the site. After fulfilling the research criterion, a total of 750 patients were included in the research. All the patients were female and the age of the patients was above fifteen years. These patients were affected with partially edentulous in one or both the jaws. We did not include any patient with com¬plete edentulous, only missing mandibular and maxillary third molars and having any physical or mental disability. We also took a verbal consent of every patient before clinical assessment. Visual examination was carried out to note down all the partial edentulism patterns. The survey was a visual examination which was carried out by using a dental chair and mouth mirror to assess the area and type of missing teeth in order to determine Kennedy’s classification. Results: A total of 5031 patients were examined for the occurrence of partial edentulism. Patients were observed for their age bracket, number, percentage and Kennedy’s Classification. Research outcomes report that most repeated Class for partial edentulism was Class – III in the maxilla; whereas, least involved Class was Class – IV. The dental arch tendency in Class – I & II increased with an increase in the age; whereas, in mandible and maxilla both the Class – III & IV decreased. Conclusion: Most common Class was Kennedy’s Class – III in both the dental arches of RPD affected females. This research was specifically targeted on female patients which highlights the dentition loss as a prime issue of oral health. Gender prominence was difficult to assess as we failed to prove its involvement. Keywords: Kennedy’s Class, Partial Edentulous, Applegate Rule, Mandible and Maxilla.

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