Assessment of Partial Edentulism Based on Kennedy's Class III Classification.

Shah, Palak Mayur; Duraisamy, Revathi; Chaudhary, Manjari

Edentoulousness falls in a different category among the various conditions of dental origin. A partially edentulous arches classification helps to identify the possible combinations of teeth to edentulous ridges, thus facilitating discussion and communication among dental professionals. Kennedy's classification provides immediate visualisation and assessment of design features of removable partial dentures. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of partial edentulism based on Kennedy's class III situation in the upper arch among the patients visiting a private dental hospital. This retrospective study included 10,327 subjects who reported during June 2019 to March 2020. The sample size was collected and retrieved from the online database. Tabulation of data was done followed by statistical analysis. Out of the 10,327 subjects reported to the dental hospital, 6453 subjects were diagnosed with Kennedy's class III (62.4%). It was most commonly seen in age groups of 50-59 years (26.7%), and in males (54%). There was a significant association between gender and Kennedy's class III (p=0.000) and age and Kennedy's class III (p=0.000) Within the limits of the study, it was found that there was a significant relationship between gender and Kennedy's class III and age and Kennedy's class III.

REMOVABLE partial dentures; AGE groups; GENDER; ONLINE databases; CLASSIFICATION; EDENTULOUS mouth

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 4, p5899

0973-9122

Academic Journal

10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12528