Omar Khaled Gamil, Weam Elbattawy, Dina Fahim Ahmed And Noha Ayman Ghallab,

ABSTRACT


Aim: The Study Was Aimed At Determining The Prevalence Of Periodontitis Stage III & IV In Adult Egyptian Dental Outpatients Attending The Diagnostic Center At Faculty Of Dentistry, Cairo University Methodology: The Present Study Was Conducted On 750 Subjects. Dental Patients Were Recruited In A Consecutive Manner From The Outpatient Diagnostic Center, Faculty Of Dentistry, Cairo University. A Full Questionnaire Was Filledfor Each Patient Including A Section For Demographic Information Of Age, Sex, Social And Educational Levels Of The Patient. Also, The Oral Health Impact Profile-14(OHIP-14) Questionnaire Was Filled.Conventional Oral Examination Was Held And Clinical Parameters As Plaque Index, Bleeding On Probing, Probing Pocket Depth, Clinical Attachment Level, Gingival Recession Were Measured. Radiographic Examination Was Performed By Digital Periapical Radiographs. All These Parameters Were Subjected To Statistical Analysis.

Results: The Prevalence Of Stage III Was 1.6% While Stage IV Showed The Least Prevalence (0.4%). The Lowest Mean OHIP-14 Scores Were Noticed In Patients With Periodontitis Stages III And IV, With No Statistically Significant Diference Between Them.

Conclusions: The Prevalence Of Stage III And Stage IV Showed The Least Prevalence On A Sample Of Adult Egyptian Dental Patients Compared To Stage I, II And Gingivitis.