Association Of Age, Gender and Teeth Distribution in Patients Undergoing Class I Metal Inlay Restoration

Inlay is an indirect restorative technique which is a conservative approach to prevent full coverage restorations. Inlays can be fabricated by using metal, composite or ceramics. The aim of the study was to find the association between age, gender and tooth number in patients undergoing class I metal inlay restoration. Samples were collected from June 2019 - March 2020. It included all the people who had undergone class I metal inlay restoration. A total of 37 class I metal inlay procedures were done. The collected data was tabulated using microsoft excel and analysed using SPSS. Incomplete data was excluded from the study. Statistical analysis was done using a chi-square test. In our study, we observed that the age group below 30 years, reported the most for class I metal inlay restoration with higher incidence of males. Tooth 37 was the most common tooth involved in class I metal inlay restoration.Association between gender and class I metal inlay restorations revealed that the highest number of class I metal inlay restorations were done in males in tooth number 37, and the least were done in females in tooth number 38(p >0.05), however it was not statistically significant. Association between age and class I metal inlay restorations revealed that patients in the age group above 30 years underwent higher number of class I metal inlays in tooth number 37 and the least being patients in the age group above 30 yrs involving tooth number 36 (p >0.05), however it was not statistically significant.