Oral health status of a population depends on edentulism (partial). Tooth loss has an impact in various aspects of quality of life of an individual. The prevalence and extent have been reduced in various countries because of advancing technologies. Various different classifications have been proposed in the previous literature for partial edentulism. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from the period of June 2019 to April 2020 between the age group 25-40 years for the population visiting a private dental college. Data collection was done and statistically analyzed using SPSS Software. Out of the 4829 population included in the study, 42.4 % were female and 57.6% of the males. Based on the age, 50.3% were within 25-30years, 25.1% of them were 31-35 years and 24.6% of them between 36-40 years. Based on gender, Females were 42.3% and males were 57.6%. There was a significant association between the age, gender and missing tooth. It can be concluded that the prevalence of edentulism increases with age, thereby needing prosthodontic rehabilitation.
According to AAPD guidelines the first dental visit of a child is within 6 months of age. The need of such early visits is to help dentists to detect and treat incipient lesions, to educate parents about proper oral hygiene maintenance and the importance of diet and fluorides. Moreover the visit helps the child to inspect, analyse, understand and adapt to the dental setup, thereby showing positive dental attitude in future visits. The present study was conducted in the Department of Pedodontics which comprised 2 phases Retrospective and Prospective. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria were framed. A sample size of 200 (out of 225)for retrospective study and 100 for prospective study was taken by Radomised control trial. The most common age group for the first dental visit is 6-12 years. The most common reason for the first dental visit is pain followed by Dental caries and the least common reason is Habits and other reasons such as mobile tooth and lesson etc. The common age of the child's initial dental visit being at 6 -12 years. Within the limitations of the current study, the most common age of the child's first dental visit was at 6 -12 years. The common reason for seeking aid at the primary visit was found to be pain and dental caries. It is evident that the attention level concerning the importance of the primary dental visit is incredibly low among the study population.
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