Prosthesis For Replacing Missing Maxillary Anteriors In Middle Aged Adults - A Retrospective Study

Aesthetics and functions of the orofacial region are very important aspects of human life which can be highly affected by tooth loss and have an impact on the quality of life. Need for prosthesis is important for maintaining diet and nutritional status. Hence the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of different prosthetic treatments opted by middle aged adults with missing maxillary anteriors. A retrospective study was carried out. Data was collected through reviewing the records of 86000 patients visiting a hospital in Chennai from June(2019) to March(2020). A total of 898 patients of age group 35-50 years who reported with missing maxillary anteriors were evaluated. Data such as age, gender, missing tooth and type of prosthesis were noted. Both frequency and Chi-square tests were done through IBM SPSS statistical analysis. In this study, 53% of the patients were males and 47% were females. About 41% of the participants preferred FPD and 36% preferred RPD. In the age group of 35-40, FPD was highly preferred and in the age group of 45-50, RPD was highly preferred. The present study provided epidemiological information of different prosthetic treatments opted by patients with missing maxillary anteriors which provides data for future oral health care services.