ABSTRACT

Hypertension is a chronic illness affecting over a billion people worldwide. The high prevalence of the disease among the general population is concerning and must be considered when treating dental patients. The lack of symptoms until more serious problems occur makes the disease deadly. Dental practitioners play a major role in prevention of hypertension by evaluating preoperative blood pressure readings, performing risk assessments, and knowing when to consider medical consultation of a hypertensive patient in a dental setting. Determine the prevalence of hypertension among completely edentulous patients visiting Saveetha Dental College. Case records were of the patients visiting Saveetha Dental College between June 2019 to March 2020 were reviewed .This university setting study involved 354 completely edentulous patients .Data was tabulated with parameters of age, gender, medical history of hypertension and other systemic diseases. Data was imported to SPSS for statistical analysis .Descriptive statistics and chi square test was done.85% of the population had hypertension. There was a higher predilection in males when compared to females. The most commonly affected age group was 60-75 years. Hypertension is associated with edentulism with 8.5% prevalence. Males are more affected and 60-75 years age group is more prevalent in this study. Further extensive research can be done with a larger population and geographical area. Keywords: Complete denture; Edentulous; Gender; Hypertension; Prevalence
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1100