Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Periodontal Disease among Adults Attending Dental Department in Rwanda Military Hospital (Rwanda): A Cross Sectional Study.
The purpose of the present investigation was to study the prevalence of
periodontal disease among 1282 old individuals attending the Department
of Dentistry of the Rwanda Military Hospital from July to December 2013.
The study included all patients aged 15-65 years old.
This was a retrospective cross sectional study where by we abstracted
data from medical files of the patients and then completed a questionnaire
designed for each patient.
Periodontal status was assessed using the epidemiological part
of the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs,
the Community Periodontal Index with 10 index teeth per individual,
four indicators of periodontal status were applied.
After multiple regression analysis and adjustment for potential confounders,
our findings indicated that the age, a low level of education, frequency of tooth brushing,
attending dental clinic only in an emergency,
diabetes mellitus, HIV/AIDS, and smoking were all statistically
associated with the dependent variable periodontal disease.
The results demonstrate that the vast majority of patients attending the Department
of Dentistry at RMH in Rwanda had different degrees of periodontal infection and demonstrates
for the first time high prevalence of periodontal status and associated risk factors in an adult
cohort.
Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease that affects the soft and hard structures that support the teeth and is a leading cause of connective tissue attachment and tooth loss in
older adults. They are the most common chronic diseases affecting people of all ages worldwide.
Dent Open J. 2015; 2(4): 105- 111. doi: 10.17140/DOJ-2-120
