Etiology and Pattern of Partially Dentate states with respect to Gender and choice of Treatment

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the causes and patterns of partially dentate states with respect to gender and their respective choice of treatment Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on 555 patients visiting prosthodontics department of Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine for a duration of five months. A close ended well-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. The descriptive analysis was carried out using SPSS-25 and Chi square test was used, to find the effect of gender, number of missing teeth and prevalence of various partially dentate classification. The p value of ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The results of the study showed the two most common causes of missing teeth was caries (66.3%), and periodontal disease (13.8%). It was also found that Kennedy’s and Mauk’s class 3 to be the most prevalent in maxilla 159 (61.3%), 98(37.1%) and 148 (50%), 120 (41.23%) in mandible. Osborne’s class 2 was most prevalent with 127 (48.65%) in mandible and 171 (58.16%) in maxilla, respectively. Furthermore, both genders were found to have Kennedy’s and Mauk’s class 3 and Osborne class 2. Ironically, majority of the patients choose acrylic partial denture as a treatment option for the replacement of missing teeth. Conclusion: This study describes that Kennedys, Mauk’s Class 3 and Osborne Class 2 were found in majority of participants. Dental caries and periodontal disease were the common cause of missing teeth with acrylic partial denture remained the most opted treatment option.