AWOTILE ADENIKE OLOLADE

Restorative Dentistry

At the Restorative Dentistry department office

Appointment on Visitation important

Topic: Improving Health Quality

Description: Improving the quality of health care by incorporating oral care into general health services and extending this opportunity to the rural areas.

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	M. Med Sci Master of Medical Sciences (Restorative Dentistry)	University of Sheffield Sheffield UK	1995

Caries the Culprit of Tooth Loss in a Tertiary Institution in South West of Nigeria: a Retrospective Study

Background: Tooth loss is an irreversible condition in dental health that affects an individual s oral health related quality of life. Dental caries has been implicated as one of the factors associated with tooth loss. Objectives: To evaluate untreated dental caries and its contribution to tooth loss and determine the pattern of tooth loss among adults in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH , a Tertiary Institution in Southwest Nigeria. Methodology: A retrospective, descriptive study design. The dental records of patients who attended oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for tooth extraction from 2021 to 2023 was reviewed. The demographic and clinical information were retrieved from the patients records. Data was collected and analyzed using a computer software programme, Statistical SPSS, IBM Version 25. Associations between variables were assessed using chi-square test. P-value &0.05 was considered to be significant at 95% CI. Results: A total of 11,300 patients records were retrieved. There were 11,275 records with complete data of which 5,378 47.7% were males, 5,897 52.3% were females. Total number of teeth extracted was 16,316. Toothache 82.5% was the commonest reason for dental visit. Dental caries was observed to be the main reason for tooth extraction which accounted for 11,754 72.0% of patients seen. Subjects with the age group of 26-35 years experienced more tooth loss 33.9% due to dental caries. Mandibular molars 52.6% accounted for the majority of teeth that had been extracted due to dental caries. Conclusion: Untreated dental caries was the main cause of tooth loss 72% due to extractions. The prevalence of tooth loss was more in younger adults and females. Mandibular molars are extracted most frequently.

AWOTILE ADENIKE is a Associate Professor / Reader at the Department of Restorative Dentistry

AWOTILE has a M. Med Sci Master of Medical Sciences in Restorative Dentistry from University of Sheffield Sheffield UK