Periodontal, demographic and systemic condition characteristics of patients treated at a dental school

Resumo

The aim of this study was to evaluate
the relations among: age, reasons for dental appointment, systemic
conditions, use of medicines and periodontal disease, in patients
assisted in the Periodontal Clinic at the Dental School of the Center
of Higher Education of Campo Gerais (short Cescage – Ponta Grossa,
Brazil), during 2007-2009. Material and methods: A total of 183
dental files were obtained and 100 were included in the study. The
following tests were applied: student t, Mann-Whitney (quantitative
variables) and Qui-square (χ2) (qualitative variables). The level of
significance adopted was of 5%. Results: The main reason for dental
appointment was not the need of periodontal treatment, but tooth
pain and dental aesthetics. In relation to the systemic condition,
women presented more systemic alterations in comparison with men,
showing higher prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. In relation
to the drugs, only 20% of men used systemic drugs, while 52% of
women used them. Dental plaque showed similar percentage between
genders, but bleeding on probing was lower in women. Concerning
to periodontal disease the prevalence of pocket probing depth (until
4 mm) was equivalent in both genders, and the buccal area of the
mouth showed a higher prevalence than the labial area. Considering periodontal pocket probing depth (7 mm or more), the result was
similar in both genders and the buccal area of the mouth showed
higher prevalence that the labial area. Conclusion: Anamnesis and
clinical examination accomplished in the periodontal clinic can
establish some demographic, clinical and systemic disease patterns
related to the presence of the periodontal disease in patients seeking
treatment at dental school clinics.