The Prevalence of Periodontal Diseases among House Officers at Military Dental Hospital in 2018-2019 in Omdurman, Sudan
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Prevalence, periodontal diseases, house officers.Abstract
Background: periodontal diseases are increase among house officers and may affect their quality of life and clinical performance and these diseases can reflect by their oral hygiene habits and scientific knowledge about the periodontal diseases and their risk factors. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of periodontal diseases among house officers at military dental hospital in Omdurman, Sudan.
Materials and Methods: in this descriptive cross sectional study hospital base, data was collected using pre-tested interview questionnaires and clinical periodontal examination from dental house officers in manner of total coverage, and analyzed using SPSS Package version 23.0.
Results: A total number of 100 dental house officers , with mean age 25 were participated in this study, and most of them were civilian and females, after clinical examination we found that 69% of dental officers had chronic gingivitis, 79% of house officers brushed their teeth twice daily, the main brushing technique used was Bass technique, 90% didn't use inter dental aids, 81% complained of bleeding on brushing and77% complained of inflamed gingival tissue. 96% of dental house officers agreed that stress affect the oral health and 33% coped stress by sleeping, 89% didn't smoke and the group of smokers, 54% of them smoked more than 6 cigarette per day, 54% said that the most effect of hormonal changes on periodontium was gingivitis .90% of dental house officers explained plaque control technique to their patients, 82% informed patients about risk factors of periodontal diseases.
Conclusion: The present study demonstrate that the higher percentage of house officers had periodontal disease which was chronic gingivitis and they were good role modeling to their patients.
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