Prevalence of aggressive periodontitis among Yemeni students from schools in the city of Thamar

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Introduction and objective: Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is a type of
periodontitis that causes rapid destruction of alveolar bone, especially
in young ages. In Yemen, there is no previous study about aggressive
periodontitis, so the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and
related risk factors for aggressive periodontitis among school students
in the city of Thamar. Material and methods: In this study, a two-stage
sampling method was used. At first stage, a random sample of eight
public schools was selected from the schools of the city of Thamar by
simple random sampling. In the second stage, a sample of 807 students
(458 female and 349 male) was drawn from the chosen schools by
simple random sampling. People aged from 10 to 22, with mean age
of 17. The classification considered in the current paper was based
on the American Academy of Periodontology classification of 1999.
A questionnaire was applied and included questions that would give
information about the risk factors that might be considered causal
factors for aggressive periodontitis. Results: The number of affected
students with AgP was 29 among 807 students, that is, 3.6% of the
sample. The percentages of localized aggressive periodontitis (LAgP)
and generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP) were, respectively,
2.6% (21 students) and 1.0% (8 students). The following teeth were
found to be affected: first molars, second molars, incisors, first
premolars and second premolars. In GAgP, 20 first molars, 22 incisors,
6 first premolars, 3 second molars and 2 second premolars showed
clinical attachment loss. But in LAgP, 18 first molars, 19 incisors, 6 first
premolars, 3 second molars and 2 second premolars showed clinical attachment loss. With regards to the risk factors – socioeconomic level,
age, poor oral hygiene status, plaque index and gingival bleeding –, the
statistical results indicated that each of these factors showed highly
significant relationships with AgP. Conclusion: The prevalence of AgP
among Yemeni schools students was relatively high: 3.6%. This might
be related to the low socioeconomic level and poor oral hygiene status
of most of the Yemeni students.