Retrospective study on patient compliance following tooth extraction

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the follow up and compliance of patients who sternly follow the post operative instructions after non surgical permanent tooth extraction. Data collection were taken from patients who reported to the college from a particular time period which is from June 2019 to March 2020. The number of extractions and reviewers were obtained from dental archiving software which is offered by the university. The statistical test that was run was the chi square test using statistical software SPSS by IBM. The results were represented in the form of graphs and pie charts. In this study, the most common age group were 41-50 years of age(20.38%) and >60 years of age for extractions (25.75%) and reviews respectively and the most common gender predilection was found to be male subjects more than female subjects (53.55%). The number of patients who returned for reviews were very less (3459 out of 21648) compared to the total number of extractions done. Hence, awareness programs must be initiated and people must be emphasised for vigorous oral hygiene maintenance.