Prevalence of Gingivitis in Beta Thalassemia Major Patients- A Study amongst Pakistani Adults
Published: 2022-10-27
Page: 292-300
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
Anum Haider
Department of Periodontology, University of Alberta, Canada.
Zaheer Hussain Chachar *
Department of Periodontology, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sumayyah Aziz
Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Yousaf Ali
Department of Periodontology, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zubair Ahmed Khan
Department of Periodontology, Fatima Memorial College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan.
Khurram Ataullah
Department of Periodontology, Fatima Memorial College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gingivitis in patients suffering from Beta Thalassemia Major.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Sundus Foundation, a voluntary blood transfusion center in Lahore, Pakistan, between March 2017 and September 2017.
Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study had a total of 110 cases of beta thalassemia major, 15-35 years of either gender were included. Patients with immunosuppressive therapy or anti- inflammatory therapy, smokers and partially erupted teeth, retained roots, teeth with periapical lesion were excluded. Demographic profile of all the patients was recorded and a thorough dental checkup will be carried out. A single clinician carried out the clinical examination for all the subjects using WHO probe. Frequency of gingivitis was recorded.
Results: The mean age of participants was 22.10 ± 5.37 years. The majority of the patients 77 (70.0%) were between 15 to 25 years of age. Out of the 110 patients, 59 (53.64%) were male and 51 (46.36%) were females with male to female ratio of 1.1:1. Gingivitis was found in 102 (92.73%) cases, whereas there was gingivitis in 08 (7.27%) cases.
Conclusion: This study concluded that the prevalence of gingivitis in patients suffering from Beta Thalassemia Major is very high.
Keywords: Thalassemia major, dental disease, gingivitis