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- Title
STATISTICAL STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF GINGIVAL RECESSION IN YOUNG ADULTS.
- Authors
POTÂRNICHIE, Oana; SOLOMON, Sorina; PĂSĂRIN, Liliana; MÂRŢU, Alexandra; NIŢESCU, Diana-Cristala; MÂRŢU, Silvia
- Abstract
Gingival recession represents a serious problem, for both patient and physician, especially when exposure of the radicular surface is related to the deterioration of the aesthetic aspect and to a more pronounced dental hypersensitivity. Scope of the study: to determine the prevalence and severity of recessions in young adults, correlated with the local dental, as well as socio-economic and cultural conditions. Materials and method: A number of 85 persons, having addressed the Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine of Iasi, between February-May 2011, were examined. The following parameters were recorded: sex, education level, total number of gingival recessions at the level of the oral cavity, type of brush employed, frequency of dental brushing, amount of attached gingiva, existence of labial phrenum, type of occlusion, presence of certain complications induced by the manifestation of recessions, such as hypersensitivity. Results and discussion: Analysis and correlation of data showed that the most important role in the occurrence of recessions was played by the local factors, which intensified the action of the determining element, the bacterial plaque. Thus, the nature of periodontal recessions is of inflammatory type, those with traumatic causes being statistically non-significant. The type of periodontium influenced the development of recessions, so that, for a delicate periodontium, 10.4 recessions/patient have been discovered, while, in a thick periodontium, only 7 recessions/ patient. In cases of phrenectomies with insertion in the vicinity of the gingival margin, recessions of various sizes have been always present. In cases of dental occlusion, the obtained data suggest that the occurrence of recessions is not considerably influenced by the type of occlusion, the values being quite close. As to their sizes, most of the recessions were situated at a level of 2-3 mm, a significant decrease being observed at levels exceeding 4 or 5 mm. A complication accompanying recessions in 39.96% of the affected teeth was hypersensitivity. Conclusions. Recessions represent a complex pathology, with multiple etiology, sometimes difficult to identify, with special implications in the establishment of a therapeutical plan. Monitorization of the young adult, alongwith a precocious identification of the lesions and of their etiology may be therefore a starting point for the preservation of a healthy periodontal status.
- Subjects
GINGIVAL recession; ALLERGIES; TRAUMATIC amputation; PERIODONTIUM; DENTAL occlusion; THERAPEUTICS; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
International Journal of Medical Dentistry, 2013, Vol 17, Issue 3, p219
- ISSN
2066-6063
- Publication type
Article