Aim: To assess the prevalence and clinical features of aggressive periodontitis in newly referred patients to the Periodontal Clinic in Seremban.
Methodology: Sample size calculation was done using Epi Info software with minimum sample estimated at 279. 583 new patients who were referred to this clinic from year 2013 to July 2015 were examined clinically and radiographically. Patients were diagnosed using American Academy of Periodontology workshop 1999 definition.
Results: Thirty-one (5.3%) patients were identified as having aggressive periodontitis with 28 (90%) of these patients exhibiting generalized form of aggressive periodontitis. Mean age of these patients was 34.9 years. In terms of gender and ethnicity, 21 females and 18 Malays were diagnosed with Aggressive periodontitis. First molars had the highest amount of clinical attachment loss (CAL=5.4mm). The number of missing teeth at the first visit was at median 2 (Interquartile range=4). The number of prognostically hopeless teeth at first visit was at median 1 (Interquartile range=2). Canines were preserved in most of the patients.
Conclusion: Aggressive periodontitis was found in 5.3% of our samples. It was diagnosed at mean age of 34.9 years old.
Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) can be used as a generic or condition-specific oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) instrument. It offers different contexts on how dental conditions affect OHRQoL. This cross-sectional study aimed to validate a newly translated Malay OIDP (OIDP-M), compare OHRQoL, decayed, missing, or filled teeth (DMFT) in Malaysians, and investigate factors associated with OHRQoL. A total of 368 Malaysians were surveyed and examined for DMFT. Short-form oral health impact profile-Malaysia [S-OHIP(M)] and OIDP-M were used to measure OHRQoL. The OIDP-M was tested for reliability and validity. DMFT, S-OHIP(M), and OIDP-M between ethnicities were compared. Associations between ethnicity, DMFT, S-OHIP(M), and OIDP-M of Malays and Chinese were evaluated through partial correlation. Malays and Chinese had more filled teeth and DMFT compared with Indians. Malays reported worse OHRQoL through S-OHIP(M). Decayed teeth were positively associated with S-OHIP(M), physical, psychological, social disabilities, and handicap. For OIDP-M, decayed teeth were positively associated with OIDP-M, working, and sleeping. Missing teeth and ethnicity were positively associated with eating and speaking. Filled teeth were negatively associated with cleaning teeth. The OIDP-M was reliable and valid for evaluating OHRQoL. There were differences in DMFT and OHRQoL between ethnicities. Ethnicity affects OHRQoL, where Malays experienced worse OHRQoL due to dental problems.