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Background: According to the National pathfinder survey of Nepal 2004, gingival disease is one of the most common oral diseases and if left untreated may lead to tooth loss. Aim: To assess the knowledge of gingival diseases among the patients attending Kantipur Dental College, Kathmandu. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the patients attending Kantipur Dental College. The study was conducted from July to September 2016 with a sample size of 255. A specially designed questionnaire was used for data collection and SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis. Results: Out of 255 participants, males were 127 in number and females 128. The questionnaire consisted of three domains and it was found that 67.1% had fair knowledge on basic knowledge of gingival diseases, 52.2% had fair knowledge on the etiology of disease and 52.2% had good knowledge on the treatment of gum diseases. While applying chi-square test, age and knowledge on all the three domains of disease were statistically significant whereas gender and knowledge were statistically insignificant. Conclusion: This study showed that the level of knowledge among the studied population regarding gingival diseases was fair.

Assessment of Knowledge of Gingival Disease among the Patients attending Kantipur Dental College, Kathmandu