MOTIVATION AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AS A FACTOR FOR NOT RESTORING EXISTING EDENTULOUS SPACES IN PARTIALLY DENTATE PATIENTS REPORTING FOR DENTAL EXTRACTION
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v8i4.569Keywords:
Socio-economic status, Missing teeth, Level of Interest, Partially dentate, Dental extraction.Abstract
Objectives:To determine the effect of socioeconomic status and to know the motivation of patient towards prosthodontic treatment in a partially dentate patient.
Materials & Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 225 patients at the out-patient department Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar started from January 2013 to February 2015 by using consecutive non-probability sampling. Data was collected from patients having prosthetically un-restored partially edentulous areas in mouth for a minimum of one year and reporting for dental extraction. However this study excluded those patients having history of fixed or removable prostheses. For assessment of socioeconomic status, modified Kuppuswamy classification was used and motivation of the patient was addressed as the importance given to the restoration of existing edentulous areas. Data was analyzed using SPSS 20.
Results:Out of 225 patients, the mean age recorded was 41.5 ±11.65 (SD). Females (n=137, 60.9%) reported more than males (n=88, 39.1%). The most commonly reported socioeconomic class was class IV (n=88, 39.1%) while the least reported was class I (n=8, 3.6%). Majority of patients (n=160, 71.1%) were interested in restoring existing edentulous spaces.
Conclusion:There is a need to minimize the barriers involved in dental and prosthodontic treatment and it will require efforts to be taken at the patient, dentist and government level. Information regarding the consequences of not having the missing teeth replaced and motivating the patient towards dental and prosthodontic treatment are the prime requisites of effective outcome.
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