Partial edentulousness in a rural population based on Kennedy's classification: Epidemiological study

Autor: P Manimaran, C Dhinesh Kumar, D Saisadan, M Abirami, Nanda Kumar, Jeevitha Mani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp 34-36 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0975-7406
DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_87_17
Popis: Introduction: Edentulousness falls in a special category among the various conditions of dental origin. A simple estimation of the partial edentulous condition is a rough indication of the prevalence of dental diseases and success or failure of dental care. Methodology: In this study a cross sectional survey was carried out among 1000 patients of rural population in JKK Nataraja Dental College, Komarapalayam, Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological features of partial edentulous condition in the age group of 30-60 years in a rural Population based on the Kennedy classification. A pre tested questionnaire was Used in this study. Result: Chi-square test was conducted and results were obtained and P value
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