Document Type : Research Article
Authors
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Assistant Professor of Periodontics, Dental Materials Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Assistant Professor of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology,School of Dentistry, Mashhad, Iran
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General Dentistry, Jajarm, Iran
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Undergraduate Dental Student, Dentistry School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Expert Of Statistics, Dentistry School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Background: The final result of tooth decay or periodontal diseases is tooth loss. The high frequency of edentulism demonstrates the fact of undesirable oral health care in society and also the unawareness of the people toward oral health care. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tooth loss in Jajarm City during 2011-2012.
Methods: In the current descriptive cross-sectional study, 560 patients were selected using cluster random sampling. Variables in a questionnaire included age, gender, occupation, education, personal hygiene, income, and certain habits in which the amount of edntulism was defined. To investigate the difference between the study groups, Chi Square test was used. The statistical significance level was considered less than 0/05.
Results: 322 women and 238 men among 20,000 residents of Jajarm city were studied in this study. Mean age of participants was 28/02 ± 5/11. 42/5% men and 57/5% women of participants had missing teeth. The Edentulism was observed in 86/9% employees and 70/8% staffs. A statistically significant relationship was between gender, occupation, education, personal hygiene, certain habits and income.
Conclusion: the prevalence of tooth loss was 71.4% in JaJarm City. Regarding to the results of this study, preventive policies in the prevention of edentulism, replacement of missing teeth and training on prevention principles of the tooth decay and periodontal diseases by the use of effective methods are essential to prevent edentulism.
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