AN OVERVIEW OF DECAYED MISSING FILLED TEETH (DMFT) IN PATIENTS REPORTING TO A HEALTH FACILITY AT SWAT

Authors

  • Hamza Afzal Khattak Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Mian Burhan Rashid Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Quratulain KMU Institute of Dental Sciences, Kohat
  • Inayat Ali Haq Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Muhammad Afzal Khattak KMU Institute of Dental Sciences, Kohat
  • Abdul Hameed Department of Periodontology HBS Medical & Dental College, Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i04.387

Keywords:

Decayed; Missing; Filled; DMFT Index

Abstract

Objective: To determine Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index of the patients visiting a single healthcare facility at Swat.

Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Swat Medical Complex, Saidu Sharif, Swat, Pakistan, from June 2018 till September 2018. A sample of 125 patients was taken for this study using non-probability convenient sampling technique. After taking informed consent, a pre-designed performa was used to extract data based on examination. Data was tested using SPSS v.21.0, descriptive stats were applied for numerical and categorical variables. Relationship was measured using Chi-Square.

Results: Mean age of 125 patients was 28.83±17.38 years, having males 81.6% and females 18.4%. Occupationally, students were in high frequency with 36%, followed by laborers with 24%. The mean for decayed teeth (DT) was 1.60 ± 1.91, missing teeth (MT) 2.14 ± 4.48 and filled teeth (FT) was 0.38 ± 1.11, while overall mean of DMFT was 4.11 ± 4.94. In decayed, missing and filled status of these patients about, 51 (40.8%), 61 (48.8%) and 100 (80%) of patients had no DMFT respectively. Post cross tabulation chi-square revealed significant relationship between gender and major occupation of the person with DMFT.

Conclusion: This study from a single health care setting concluded a high DMFT index, having more males of middle age group than females. The study further concluded more DT patients than FT.

 

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2019-12-31

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Hamza Afzal Khattak, Mian Burhan Rashid, Quratulain, Inayat Ali Haq, Muhammad Afzal Khattak, & Abdul Hameed. (2019). AN OVERVIEW OF DECAYED MISSING FILLED TEETH (DMFT) IN PATIENTS REPORTING TO A HEALTH FACILITY AT SWAT. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 9(04), 11–15. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i04.387

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 04 (2019): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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