Incidence of Pocket Depth More than 3 MM in Maxillary Premolars and Molars with a Class II Restoration

Abstract

Aim: To study the incidence of periodontal pocket depth more than 3mm in maxillary premolars and molars
with class 2 restorations. Introduction: A class II restoration of a tooth and its status of periodontal health
are closely related. A healthy periodontium is required for the proper functioning of all restorations while
the functional stimulation due to dental restorations is essential for periodontal protection. Materials and
Methods: It is a retrospective study in which we reviewed patient records and analysed the data of 86000
patients between June 2019 and March 2020, out of these patients we collected the data of 885 patients who
had class II restoration done.The data was compiled into class II restorations with pocket depth more than 3
mmm and less than 3 mm, reviewed, tabulated and exported to SPSS software for statistical analysis. Result:
Incidence of pocket depth more than 3mm in Class II amalgam restorations was 3.42% out of 614 samples
and in Class II LCR restorations was 3.69% out of 271 samples. In comparison of incidence of pocket depth
more than 3 mm in both amalgam and composite class II restorations amalgam is 2.37% and composite is
1.13%. Conclusion: Within the limits of study, it can be concluded that incidence of pocket depth more than
3mm in maxillary premolars and molars with class II amalgam restoration was less (3.42%) compared with
composite (3.69%). However on comparison between amalgam and composite the mean pocket depth was
more in amalgam.