در گروه سني 35-44 ساله مراجعه كننده به مراكز بهداشتي درماني شهر خرم آباد در سال 3831 CPITN بررسي شاخص

Evaluation of periodontal status by CPITN among (35-44) -year - old population in Khoramabad (2002)

Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to determine CPITN and its influencing factors among 35 - 44 year old population referred to health centers in Khoramabad. Materials and Methods: Ln this study, periodontal status of 250 patients, 130 females and 22 males, age ranging from 35-44 years old, were studied using community periodontal index of treatments needs (CPITN). Results: It was indicated that 1.2% of subjects were healthy (code 0), 4.8% had bleeding on probing (code 1), 41.6% had supra or subgingival calculus (code 2), 36.8% had pockets of 4-5 mm depth (code 3) and 15.2% had pockets of 6 mm or more depth (code 4). Conclusion: Periodontal status of younger subjects was better than the older ones. Kruskal wallis and Mann - Whitney tests revealed that there was a significant relationship between age, health status, smoking, and gingival recession with periodontal status, however: no significant relationship was found between economic status. improper dental treatment and sex with periodontal status. Treatment needs showed that 98.8% of the subjects required oral hygiene training, 94% required scaling, 15.2% needed complex treatment and 1.2% had no need for treatment.