Nomaan Nasir, Sarah Ali, Yawar Hayat, Ulfat Bashir.
Oral Health Status of Patients Visiting Islamic International Dental Hospital.
Ann Pak Inst Med Sci Jan ;8(1):27-30.

Objective: This study was designed to assess patient’s oral health status visiting Islamic International Dental Hospital and to assess relationship of different variables with oral health. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration: It was a conducted at IIMC from September 2011 to November 2011 Materials and Methods: in which 100 patients seeking dental care were randomly selected. A questionnaire was designed and two house officers were calibrated and trained on filling the data sheet and examining the patients. Decayed Missing Filled teeth (DMFT) was applied and a three scale parameter of good, fair and poor was used to evaluate oral health. The relationship of oral hygiene practice with oral health, relationship of systemic diseases with oral health and lastly relationship of age with oral health was also assessed. The data was entered in computer and analysis was done using SPSS version 17. Data analysis included descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentage and cross tabulation. The level of significance was set at 5%. Results: The results showed that forty patients scored good, thirty six patients scored fair and twenty-four patients scored poor. The mean values of examination variables showed D= 3.28, M= 3.53, F= 3.02, Bleeding on brushing = 1.59 and Bleeding on probing = 1.31. Patients sticking to good oral hygiene habits scored better than those neglecting their oral hygiene. Patients suffering from systemic diseases scored lower on scale as compared to systemically healthy individuals. The results also showed that oral health score decreased with increase of age from mean age Conclusion: Oral health can be improved by improving oral hygiene and reducing habits like smoking etc. Patients with systemic diseases should be motivated for improving oral health as should the patients with advance age.

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