Gingival Recession among the Patients Wearing Fixed Braces Visiting Dental College of Larkana

Shar, Mor Khan and Nisar, Amna and Raza, Aalishan Ali and Sohoo, Sarang and Batool, Zahra and Memon, Abdul Bari and Abro, Mehran Mazhar (2021) Gingival Recession among the Patients Wearing Fixed Braces Visiting Dental College of Larkana. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (60B). pp. 2077-2082. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate gingival recession among the patients wearing fixed braces visiting dental college of Larkana.

Study Design: Descriptive Cross-Sectional

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Orthodontics, Bibi Aseefa Dental College (BADC) Larkana December 2018 to February 2020.

Methodology: This study was carried out at Bibi Aseefa Dental College Larkana. The patients were recruited with consecutive sampling technique. The gingival recession was evaluated clinically using Miller`s classification. A structured questionnaire was used for the information relevant to oral hygiene status. Data was analyzed using SPSS version-23.0.Chi-square test was applied between the gender and gingival recession at 95% confidence interval.

Results: Males were 23% and females were 77%. The mean age was 21.03±4.684.The class-I recession was observed in 6% patients and Class-II was in 2% patients. The gingival recession was observed in 8.5% patients. There was significant relationship between gingival recession and gender (p-value-0.018).

Conclusion: It is concluded that there were many patients facing the problem of gingival recession during treatment. There was significant association of gender and gingival recession.

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Subjects: Lib Research Guardians > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2023 10:17
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2024 14:08
URI: http://eprints.classicrepository.com/id/eprint/43

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