A Survey on Incidence of Common Dental Problems among Patients Attending Dentistry OPD at a tertiary

BACKGROUND: Oral health of the populations is increasingly becoming important both in developed as well as developing countries. With rapid changes in the lifestyle related behaviors including diet it is important to study the occurrence of common dental problems presented to the dental OPD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive cross sectional hospital based survey was carried out to know incidence of various dental diseases in patients who visited department of Dentistry at a tertiary care hospital attached to medical college from central Gujarat. They were examined and history as well as clinical findings. Recorded data was entered and analyzed in Microsoft excel. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The patients ranged from 4 to 80 years in age with equal numbers from both genders. It was found that incidence of Dental caries and Periodontal diseases was highest amongst all dental diseases. It was also noted that more patients delayed seeking treatment till caries involved pulp. Requirement of preventive care is stressed.