Assessment of Partial Edentulism Based on Kennedy’s Class I - A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Tooth loss is mainly due to the incidence of carious lesions or teeth, periodontal diseases. The aim of
the study was to evaluate the edentulous status and assessment of Kennedy’s class I in patients visited to
saveetha dental college for the last 3 months. Records of 86000 patients who visited saveetha dental college
between June 2019 and March 2020 were reviewed and the data for the present study was segregated from
Nov 2020- Jan 20120 with the input data being the presence of kennedy’s class 1 findings. Data collected
was calculated, tabulated, analysed and compiled using the SPSS statistical software. The prevalence of
partial edentulism based on kennedy’s class I findings was 14.3%, was more in old aged individuals above
60 years with a frequency of 40.5% and between age 51-60 at a frequency of 35.7%. Association was done
between gender, age and partial edentulism with Kennedy’s class I findings in maxillary and mandibular
arch.The association between age and arch partial edentulism showed there was no statistical significance
since p=0.051. The association between gender and arch partial edentulism was statistically significant since
p=0.021. Within the limitations of this study, the prevalence of partial edentulism based on Kennedy’s class
I was more in males than females and the maxillary arch was commonly affected than the mandibular arch.