Open AccessGingival Recession among the Patients Wearing Fixed Braces Visiting Dental College of Larkana
Author(s) -
Mor Khan Shar,
Amisar,
Aalishan Ali Raza,
Sarang Sohoo,
Zahra Batool,
Abdul Bari Memon,
Mehran Mazhar Abro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60b34848
Subject(s) - medicine , recession , dentistry , gingival recession , oral hygiene , confidence interval , cross sectional study , pathology , keynesian economics , economics
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.