NEED FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT AMONG ADULTS WITH GENERALIZED CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

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  • NurulSyamimibintiMohdAzlan Sunil, Ravindra Kumar Jain

Abstract

One of the most common etiologic factors of periodontitis is
malocclusion. Malocclusion as an etiologic factor to periodontitis is
due to certain morphological traits of malocclusion which impede and
prevent oral hygiene and self-cleaning, which then leads to increased
bacterial dental plaque accumulation. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the need for orthodontic treatment among adults suffering
from chronic periodontitis. This study included adults, both males and
females who reported to Saveetha Dental College between June 2019
to March 2020. Inclusion criteria included adult patients between 18
to 40 years with chronic periodontitis. Patients outside the age range
were excluded from the study. Around 86000 patient records were
reviewed and analyzed for the inclusion criteria and the following
parameters were extracted; (i) patients’ gender, (ii) patient’s diet and
(iii) presence of habits and (iv) orthodontic treatment need. Need for
orthodontic treatment was measured using Dental Health Components
of Orthodontic Treatment Need (DCH-IOTN). Data was recorded in
Microsoft Office Excel (2013) and analyzed using SPSS Software
Version 26.0. Chi-square test was done to find out the association in
need for orthodontic treatment between variables such as patient’s
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gender, diet and presence of habits. Significant level test was set at
p<0.05. A total of 149 patients presented with chronic periodontitis
and 63.4% of these patients needed orthodontic treatment (37.9%
with need for orthodontic treatment and 25.5% with borderline need).
65.9% females and 62.4% males needed treatment. 96.1% of patients
who presented with habits need orthodontic treatment. No statistically
significant association was observed in gender and diet (p>0.05).
Statistically significant association was found between patients with
and without habits (p<0.05). Within the limits of this study, it was
observed that the majority of patients with chronic periodontitis
needed orthodontic treatment and treatment need was more common
in females.

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2019-12-31

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