title: Periodontal status of orthodontic patients and the relationship between dental aesthetic index and community periodontal index of treatment need.
abstract: This prospective clinic-based study evaluated the pretreatment periodontal status of the orthodontic patients seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, and assessed the relationship between dental aesthetic index (DAI) scores and periodontal status according to community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) scores. One hundred forty five patients-70 (48.3%) males and 75 (51.7%) females from 6 to 45 years (mean 15.8 +/- 7.5)-were seen. World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines were followed in the examination and reporting of the periodontal status, and DAI scores were assessed based on WHO guidelines. The chi-square test was used to determine the association between the DAI and the CPITN scores. Most patients were in the 6-15 (55.9%) or 16-25 (35.9%) age groups. Based on the WHO preferred cumulative calculations of treatment need (TN), 35.2% of the patients had TN 0, 64.9% had TN 1, 24.9% had TN 2, and only 0.7% had TN 3. The relationship between DAI scores and periodontal treatment needs was not statistically significant (P >.05). Although many patients were yet to attain the WHO goal of no more than 1 sextant affected by bleeding or calculus at the age of 15, over one third had satisfactory periodontal health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine/University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. coonyeaso@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Onyeaso
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Arowojolu
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Taiwo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis