The Association of Age, Gender, and Reason of Tooth Loss with Patterns of Partial Edentulism among Patients Reporting to a Dental Teaching Hospital

Objectives: The aim of the study was to categorize the partially edentulous arches based on Kennedy’s classification and to explore the association of partial edentulism with gender, age, and reason for teeth loss among patients in a tertiary care center in Nepal. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among patients visiting the Department of Prosthodontics, Tribhuvan University Dental Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, for prosthetic replacement of missing teeth from May 2021 to July 2021. The patterns of partial edentulism were recorded by visual examination, and Kennedy’s classification was used to categorize partially edentulous arches. The self-administered proforma was used to record the sociodemographic data and pattern of partial edentulism. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 17 (SPSS) (SPSS version 17). Descriptive statistics were calculated, and the association between the variables was estimated using the Chi-squared test. Results: A total of 81 (47.65%) patients had edentulism on the maxillary arch only, 5 (2.94%) had edentulism on the mandibular arch only, and 84 (49.41%) had edentulism on both arches. Kennedy’s class III was the most common partial edentulism in both maxillary and mandibular arches, which was 83 (50.30%) and 40 (44.94%), respectively. The patients were divided into three groups according to their age; 18–35 years (group I), 36–55 years (group II), and 56 years and above (group III). Kennedy’s class III was the most common partial edentulism among groups I and II, whereas Kennedy’s class I was the most common partial edentulism among group III in both the arches. Conclusion: The present study showed that the most prevalent partial edentulism was Kennedy’s class III. There is an increase in classes I and II of the Kennedy classification and a decrease in classes III with an increase in age. How to cite this article: Bhochhibhoya A, Guragain M, Gupta SP, et al. The Association of Age, Gender, and Reason of Tooth Loss with Patterns of Partial Edentulism among Patients reporting to a Dental Teaching Hospital. Int J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2023;13(1):17-21.