PERIODONTAL DISEASES PREVALENCE AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT AT THE COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERY, NOBEL MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL, BIRATNAGAR, NEPAL.

Aims:- To find the prevalence of periodontal disease among patients attending the Outpatient Department at the College of Dental surgery, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal Methods:- Random data were collected from the patients record files of the College of Dental surgery, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital who attended from 1st June to 31st May, 2015. Results:- Among 3000 patients mean age 32±13 (range 11~70) years, males 83.33% and females 16.66%, were found sufferers ofdifferent types of periodontal diseases i.e., gingivitis and periodontitis. Gingivitis cases were found 2050(68.33%), in which mild gingivitis was 1027 (50.09%), moderate gingivitis 938 (45.75%), severe gingivitis 39 (1.90%), acute gingivitis 10 (0.48%) and puberty gingivitis 36 (1.75%). Total number of patients affected with various forms of periodontitis was 1200 (40%), in which mild periodontitis was 688 (57.33%), moderateperiodontitis 439 (36.58%), severe periodontitis 52 (4.33%) and aggressive periodontitis 21 (1.75%). The prevalence and severity of gingivitis wasfound increased with age to a peak in the 21~30 years age group, whereas, periodontitis increased significantly (p<0.001) in subjectsabove the age of 40 years. Conclusion:-Using the research results, a greater effort can be made in providing periodontal health to the population of at or aroundthe city of Biratnagar,Nepal.