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Indian Journal of Dental Education

Volume  8, Issue 1, Jan-Mar 2015, Pages 5-9
 

Original Article

Prosthetic Status and Needs Among 65–74 Years Population of Khora Village, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh

Pankaj Datta*, J. R. Sabharwal**

*Ph.D Scholar, Department of Dentistry, JJT University, Rajasthan. **Director, Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Inderprastha Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziaabad, UP.

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DOI: DOI:https://dx.doi.org/ 10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.8115.1

Abstract
Aim: To assess the prosthetic status and needs among 65–74 years population of Khora Village, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. Materials and Methods: The study population consisted of 153 subjects (65–74 years). Out of 153 subjects, 138 elderly individuals (79 males and 59 females) were examined at their homes under standardized conditions. There prosthetic status and needs were recorded according to WHO 1997 methodology. Results: Only 6.52% of study subjects possessed full dentures and 13.76% subject possessed partial denture. At least 9 out of 10 subjects needed some form of prosthetic treatment. Some form of prosthetic treatment needed by male subjects was 89.3% and 94.4% by female subjects was found statistically insignificant (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results illustrated poor prosthetic status and showed extremely high need for treatment in this population.

Keywords: Elderly; Prosthetic Status; Prosthetic Needs; Ghaziabad. 


Corresponding Author : Pankaj Datta*