An epidemiological analysis of patients diagnosed with periodontitis at a tertiary institution

An analysis of the epidemiological factors associated with diagnosis periodontitis is important baseline evidence for study this disease within our population. This will be valuable baselineinformation to inform intervention protocols that are contextual society. There a scarcity studieson in South Africans. To describe and clinical characteristics patients diagnosedbetween 2014-2019 at tertiary institution SA. A retrospective records-based wasconducted. Data from 450 diagnosed were extracted. sets including age, sex, smoking, presence diabetes, other systemic diseaseswere analysed. Periodontal parameters such as plaquescore, plaque index, gingival bleeding score, gingivalindex, number missing teeth, probing depths, andclinical attachment loss included analysis. Males had higher index (p=0.035), deeperpockets (p=0.003), more loss(p<0.001), compared females. Deeper periodontalpockets observed systemicdiseases (p=0.018). Smokers lower percentage (p=0.039). was (p=0.031), (p=0.043),deeper pockets (p<0.001) loss(p<0.001) diabetes mellitus. Worse periodontal status males,and or general diseases.Additional research required elucidate role ofsex conditions predisposing