Gingival Recession among the Patients Wearing Fixed Braces Visiting Dental College of Larkana

Abstract

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.

Assessment of gingival recession in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances.

“…Consistently, Akkaya M 17 reported that the average age of the young adult group is 22.36±2.82 years. On the other hand, in a national study by Shar MK 18 , the mean age of the patients was 21.03±4.684 years; males were 23% and females were 77%. Khan KH 19 reported that the mean age of the patients was 21.3±3.45 years, and of the total 50 patients, 23 (46%) were males and 27 (54%) were females.…”