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ABSTRACT Objective of this study was to determine of the frequency of occurrence of various patterns of partial edentulous in female patients reporting to dental department of secondary care hospital. Study was conducted on patients reporting to the dental Out Patient Department of Punjab Social Security Hospital, Manga Mandi, Lahore. Duration of the study was from January 2014 to January 2015. Kennedy's classification after applying Applegate's rules was used to record partial edentulisum in females. It was implemented by visual examination. Most dominant pattern noted was class III in maxilla with class IV being the least in number. With an increase in age, there is an increase in the Class I and Class II dental arch tendency and a decrease in Class III and class IV both in maxilla and mandible.
Key Words: Partial edentulous, Kennedy's class, Applegate Rule.
INTRODUCTION Access to medical care results in better general health, access to dental care results in both improved oral and overall health. Teeth are the key components of the stomatognathic system. Loss of teeth effects speaking abilities, chewing,biting evoking difficulty in mastication also has effects on asthetics.
Good oral health of population is reflection of the effective health care system of the state or country that is taking preventive dentistry as serious modality also might indicate the failure of the population to consider preventive dentistry as some important treatment option in practice.1 Regardless of whatever the preventive measures are offered by the government, in this era especially in teaching institutions preventive dentistry has flourished and prevention of natural teeth has been made possible. Changing trends in dentistry have made retention of natural teeth more feasible and a visible decline in the number of complete dentures with an increase in the number of removable partial denture (RPD).2 Women being mother plays integral part in any society. In most of the third world countries females due to many social reasons do not have access to proper health facilities. Hindrances in availing preventive dentistry or conservative dentistry in female patients were no dental facility or transportation facility for multiple visits especially in case of endodontic treatment, socio economic reasons more dependence on home remedies, herbal or spiritual therapies as 1st line of treatment.
Either male or female patient...