Trend in prosthetic rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients in a Nigerian teaching hospital.
BACKGROUND
Tooth loss is a common dental problem usually managed with fixed or removable dentures. Recently, because of better aesthetic and functional comfort, missing teeth are replaced more often with implant supported dentures. The purpose of this study was to assess the trend in prosthetic rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients in a Nigerian teaching Hospital and to assess factor that influence the choice of treatment.


METHODS
Records of patients who had prosthetic replacement of their missing teeth at a Teaching Hospital in Nigeria between January 2008 and December 2014 were reviewed. Information obtained included demographic data, occupation and types of denture obtained. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 16. Chi-square test was used to test for statistical significance. Level of significance was set at p≤0.05.


RESULTS
One thousand, five hundred and eighteen patients were given removable or fixed prostheses. Majority (97.3 %) had removable partial dentures, 1% had tooth supported and 1.7 % had implant supported dentures. There was a statistical significant relationship between the occupational status of the patients and types of denture obtained for treatment of missing teeth.


CONCLUSIONS
RPD was the most common method of replacing missing teeth among the study population and occupational status was the most important factor that influenced the choice for prosthetic replacement.
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Ogunrinde
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Gbadebo
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Sulaiman
Implant; Nigeria; Removable partial dentures; Trends