RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prevalence and severity of plaque-induced gingivitis in a Saudi adult population
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1373
OP 1377
VO 35
IS 11
A1 Idrees, Majdy M.
A1 Azzeghaiby, Saleh N.
A1 Hammad, Mohammad M.
A1 Kujan, Omar B.
YR 2014
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/35/11/1373.abstract
AB OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence and severity of plaque-induced gingivitis among a Saudi adult population in Riyadh region.METHODS: Three hundred and eighty-five eligible participants in this cross-sectional study were recruited from routine dental patients attending the oral diagnosis clinic at Al-Farabi College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from June 2013 to December 2013. A clinical examination was performed by 2 dentists to measure the gingival and plaque indices of Löe and Silness for each participant.RESULTS: The prevalence of gingivitis was 100% among adult subjects aged between 18-40 years old. Moreover, the mean gingival index was 1.68±0.31, which indicates a moderate gingival inflammation. In fact, males showed more severe signs of gingival inflammation compared with females (p=0.001). In addition, the mean plaque index was 0.875±0.49, which indicates a good plaque status of the participants. Interestingly, the age was not related either to the gingival inflammation (p=0.13), or to the amount of plaque accumulation (p=0.17). However, males were more affected than females (p=0.005).CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that plaque accumulation is strongly associated with high prevalence of moderate to severe gingivitis among Saudi subjects.