Periodontal health status and treatment needs among the young adult and adults in Al–Anbar governorate-Iraq

M. Ibrahim, A; Leka,; A. Al- Safi, Khulood; T. Al-Alousi, Muntaha

	Periodontal health status and treatment needs among the young adult and adults in Al–Anbar governorate-Iraq
Journal of baghdad college of dentistry
Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 99-102
Authors
a M. Ibrahim; ; Khulood A. Al- Safi; Muntaha T. Al-Alousi
Abstract
ABSTRACTBack ground: Periodontal diseases are serious infections that, if left untreated, may lead to tooth loss. The value ofthe CPITN is that it permits rapid examination of a population to determine periodontal treatment needs..Material and methods: A periodontal health survey, using the WHO methodology (1997), was conducted among 906subjects; of those 466 were females and 440 were males, with age range 15-54 years of old. The selection was donerandomly among people living in AL- Anbar Governorate. . By using of WHO periodontal probes, the communityperiodontal index (CPI), the treatment needs (TN) were measured for each subject. The number of lost permanentteeth was also recorded.Results: The males were found to have worse periodontal conditions than females and a significant age differencewas present. All subjects had experienced periodontal disease where gingival bleeding was 12.8%, calculus 24.6%,shallow pocket of 4-5 mm 23.5%, and deep pocket of 6mm or more 6.5%, respectively. Almost all subjects of thispopulations needed oral hygiene instructions, scaling and /or removal of overhangs (TNO, TN1, TN2) and 12.8% ofthem needed complex periodontal treatment (TN3). The mean number of lost permanent teeth was higher infemales than in males, and increased with age.Key words: Periodontal disease, adults. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2009; 21(4):99-102)

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