Prevalence Of Periodontitis Among Different Age Groups: A Retrospective Study

Periodontitis is a highly prevalent oral disease that ranges from gingival inflammation to loss of teeth and supporting structures. It affects a wide range of people across all age groups and genders. It is the major cause of loss of teeth among all other oral diseases affecting the people. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of periodontitis among different age groups. This retrospective study was done by analysing the case records of periodontitis patients. A total of 640 periodontitis patients were randomly recruited. Data regarding the patient's periodontal status were collected from the case records and analysed. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were done using SPSS Software, Version 23. Among 640 periodontitis patients, 536 patients had generalised periodontitis (83.75%) and 104 patients had localised periodontitis (16.25%). The prevalence of generalised periodontitis was higher among the age group of 36-45 year old patients (25.7%) and localised periodontitis was most prevalent among 26-35 year old patients (5.6%). The association between age and the type of periodontitis was statistically not significant. In gender wise assessment, generalised periodontitis was prevalent among 323 males (50.4%) and 213 females (33.2%). localised periodontitis was prevalent among 62 males (9.6%) and 42 females (6.5%). Both localised and generalised periodontitis show a male predominance.