Prevalence of Plaque-Induced Gingivitis in a Sample of the Adult Egyptian Population

Basma Mostafa; Ibrahim El-Refai

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.131

Authors

Basma Mostafa Surgery and Oral Medicine Department, Oral and Dental Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7246-9666
Ibrahim El-Refai Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.131

Keywords:

Prevalence, severity, plaque-induced gingivitis, Egyptian

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this cross-sectional study is recording the prevalence and evaluation of the severity of plaque-induced gingival inflammation among a sample of the adult Egyptian population.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Four hundred and twenty-five subjects in this contemplate were seen from patients visiting the diagnostic clinic at the Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. The gingival and plaque indices for each patient diagnosed as having plaque-induced gingivitis were recorded. The pocket depth was also measured.

RESULTS: The incidence of gingivitis was 100% amid adult subjects with an age range between 18-45 years. The average plaque index (PI) was 1.05 Â± 0.43, which reflects relatively superior plaque control of the participants. The mean gingival index (GI) was 1.66 Â± 0.40, which reflects the presence of moderate gingival inflammation. PD mean values confirmed limitation of inflammation to the gingiva. The sex was correlated to the condition of the inflamed gingiva (p = 0.014) and the quantity of biofilm build-up (p = 0.003). Females were less affected than males (p = 0.005).

CONCLUSION: The outcomes of this contemplate demonstrated that biofilm build-up is stoutly accompanied with elevated incidence of modest to rigorous gingivitis amid adult Egyptian individuals.

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