Prevalence Of Gingivitis And Periodontal Diseases In Children Aged Between 6-12 Years

Gingivitis is the inflammation of soft tissues without the migration or movement of the junctional epithelium in an apical direction. Characteristics of the conditions include redness, edema and bleeding gums. Gingivitis on prolonged duration leads to the formation of periodontitis.height. Several epidemiological studies on gingivitis and periodontitis has been conducted in various parts of India by dental professional.These epidemiological studies are helpful in planning and implementation of oral health programs. Moreover assessments of gingivitis and periodontitis in early stage will reduce the chance of tooth loss. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of gingivitis and periodontal diseases among children aged between 6-12 years paediatric population. It was a retrospective study. Case sheets of 1596 pediatric patients reported to the Institution were reviewed. Information on the patient's age,gender,periodontal findings were collected from the electronic system in the college. The data are collected via the electronic database and compiled in an excel sheet. Incomplete or repeated patient records were excluded from the study. Descriptive and inferential (Chi-square test) were done. Mean age group of participants was 9.5 years. Out of 1596 patients, 1590 were diagnosed with gingivitis and 6 were diagnosed with periodontitis. In this study, we observed that the majority of patients were 10 years (19.4%) and the least predominant age group was 6 years (4.6%). Gingivitis was most common in 10 years, while periodontitis was seen most commonly in 11 years of age. Males (57.8%) have a higher predilection to periodontal diseases than female (42.2%) subjects. Association of the age and gender to gingivitis was found to be statistically non-significant. No significant association was seen between age and gender to periodontitis. We can conclude that gingivitis was more common than periodontitis. Gingivitis was most commonly diagnosed in the age group of 10 years and periodontitis was most commonly seen in 11 years of age. Age and gender has no prevalence on gingivitis and periodontitis.