Association of Residual Ridge Resorption with Age, Gender and Underlying Medical Conditions in Completely Edentulos Patients - A Retrospective Study

Residual ridge resorption is based on multifactorial problem. This study aimed to assess the association between the age, gender, medical complications of the completely edentulism patient with the period of edentulism and the rate of residual ridge resorption. A total of 421 patients with completely edentulism status was selected in this study. The data were extracted from the digital software attending in a private hospital setup. The data extracted were based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study. Most of the study population where male than females. The period of edentulism were between 2-5 years and more than 5 years. The residual ridge resorption was assessed based on the clinical photographs and radiographs. The results of the study revealed that there is a significant association of age, gender, medical complication, period of edentulism and ridge resorption with a p value of < 0.5. The results of the present study revealed that, most of the completely edentulism patient above 60 years had more medical complication, ridge resorption and period of edentulism. Males had more medical complications, ridge resorption than females. Ridge resorption is associated with the underlying medical complications and the period of edentulism. Better understanding of the medical history of the patient can determine the residual ridge resorption pattern.