Examination of the prevelance of periodontitis according to 2018 periodontal classification of patients applied to Adiyaman University Faculty of dentistry

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of periodontitis in patients aged 14 years and older who applied to Adıyaman University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology. Material and method: Who applied to the Periodontology Clinic to total of 1016 (58.6% female, 41.4% male) patients aged between 14-73 years and had at least 2 permanent teeth were included the study. these patients were classified as healthy, gingivitis, and periodontitis according to the 2018 classification.Periodontal status of patients; Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) was evaluated according to Probeable Pocket Depth (PPD), Bleeding Index on Probing, Gingival Recession (GR), and Plaque Index (PI). In order to determine the severity and stage of the disease, clinical indices, especially PPD and CAL, were examined. Results: It was determined that the mean age of the patients participating in our study was 31.66 ± 13.59 years and the highest rate was between the ages of 14-24 (41.1%). In this study, the rate of periodontitis disease was found to be 34.6%. In the staging of periodontitis, observed that it was in Stage 2 with a maximum rate of 44%, followed by Stage 3, Stage 1 and Stage 4, respectively. A significant difference was found between periodontal status and tooth brushing (p<0.001). Determineted that 42% of the periodontitis patients, 67.5% of the gingivitis patients, and 89.9% of the periodontally healthy group brushed their teeth. Seen by the demographic data that the majority of the patients (35.6%) were high school graduates and it was determined that the rate of smokers less than 10 cigarettes a day was high (87.4%). In the demographic data, it was seen that the majority of the patients (35.6%) were high school graduates and it was determined that the rate of smokers less than 10 cigarettes a day was high (87.4%). The rate of smoking was found to be the highest (88.4%) in Stage 1 and the lowest (67.6%) in Stage 4.In addition, the most common systemic diseases are Hypertension (3.2%) and Diabetes (2.8%). Conclusion:Prevalence studies are expect to have a large scale and a high sample volume. However, in cases where opportunities are limited, small-scale and regional studies also gain importance. In this epidemiological study; Firstly, that the prevalence of periodontitis in our region is quite high (34.6%), secondly, the staging rates of periodontal diseases updated in 2018 for the first time in our country (Stage 1 19.7%, Stage 2 44.0, Stage 3 26.6%, Stage 4 9.7%) ) and thirdly, the prevalence rate (0.1%) of Necrotizing periodontal diseases, which has not been performed in our country until today, was determined.