Status of Oral Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Edentulism at the University Clinics of Kinshasa (CUK), DR Congo

Auteur(s): Sekele Isouradi-Bourley , Ntumba Hubert, Lutula Pene-Shenda Joseph, Sekele Marob Ndjock Patrick, Nyimi Bushabu Fidèle,
Nom de la revue/Journal: Open Journal of Stomatology, 2021, 11, 244-249 https://www.scirp.org/journal/ojst ISSN Online: 2160-8717 ISSN Print: 2160-8709

Résumé

Abstract Objective: The present work aimed to identify the most common edentu- lousness and prosthesis type (prosthetic treatment), to improve the manage- ment in oral prosthetic rehabilitation in DR Congo. Material and Methods:  It was a documentary, longitudinal, and retrospective study of the medical  records of edentulous patients admitted to the prosthetic service of the Dental  Department/Kinshasa University from January 1983 to December 2020. Age,  sex, cause of teeth loss, and prosthetic treatment (partial removable prosthesis,  complete removable prosthesis) were evaluated. The Chare square test was  performed to compare significant differences between the variables and the  P-value < 0.05 was set as significant. Results: One thousand six hundred and  ninety patients in that 901 were men (47 ± 16 years) and 789 women (42 ± 15  years) had undergone prosthetic treatment. One thousand eight hundred and  forty-four edentulous teeth were viewed according to the Kennedy classifica- tion. Kennedy class 1 was the most predominant (61.4%) followed by Kennedy  class 3 (24.8%). Two thousand one hundred and ninety-one prostheses were  performed. The removable partial prosthesis with plate (acrylic resin) was the  most performed (78.8%; n = 1727) and followed by the joint (17.4%; n = 384).  Dental caries (52.6%) and periodontitis (36.4%) were the main causes of these  edentulous teeth. Conclusion: The present study showed that edentulism is  becoming a concern for the implementation of a real oral health policy. Keywords Prosthetic Rehabilitation, Edentulousness