PREVALENCE OF GINGIVAL RECESSION IN LOWER ANTERIORS IN CHILDREN OF 9-17 YEARS OF AGE

Abstract

AIM: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predominance of gingival downturn in lower front areas in offspring of 9-17 years old.

BACKGROUND: Gingival recession is the apical movement of the marginal gingiva from the cemento-enamel intersection and its etiology is varied. It is said to be caused due to periodontal disease, trauma from occlusion, improper brushing, frenal pull etc. The commonly associated factors of gingival recession differ in different age groups as mentioned in previous studies. In children, the more commonly associated factors are crowding, deep bite and other orthodontic anomalies whereas in adults the more commonly associated factors are said to be periodontal disease and abnormal frenal pull. In this review, the commonness of gingival recession in lower foremost regions has been concentrated on in young children of 9-17 years old among a populace of patients visiting a dental college in South India.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional review was led utilizing patient records from Saveetha Dental College, Chennai after surveying and analysing the information of 74092 patients between June 2019 and March 2021. Microsoft Excel® was utilized to organize the information. The factors included were orientation, age gathering, and factors related with gingival recession. Information was then sent out to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows (Version 19, 2010) for additional examination.

RESULTS: The same size was 786. Sample had an age appropriation of 7% youngsters and 93% grown-ups. Out of the children, about 23.3% of the children between age 9-17 years had gingival recession in the lower anteriors. gender distribution among the adults was found to be 41.61% males and 58.39% females. The commonly associated factors of gingival recession among children was malocclusion followed by faulty tooth brushing and plaque accumulation. About 65.45% of them had a recession involving one to two teeth, and about 34.55% of them had recession involving the entire sextant, out of which  94.66% of them had Miller’s type I gingival recession.

CONCLUSION: Within the limits of the study,  gingival recession was more common among females than males, increases along with age and is more common in single or two teeth among paediatric patients. Further, Miller’s type I gingival recession was most common among the children of 9-17 years of age and was due to factors such as malocclusion and faulty tooth brushing that can be corrected. Hence, gingival recession should be corrected during its early stages thereby promoting the sound health of the oral cavity.