Prevalence of ellis class III in patients above 16 years

Abstract

Trauma to the anterior teeth is seen in children and adolescents. It has an intense effect on the individual's appearance, func-tion and speech. Trauma occurs due to their eruptive position and protrusion during eruption. The aim of this study is to find out the number of Ellis class III in patients above 16 years who are visiting University in Chennai. A retrospective study was carried out in University in Chennai between July 2019-March 2020.The data were collected from patients records analysed from the data of 86000 patients between June 2019-March 2020 and entered in Excel sheet. Statistical Analysis was done using SPSS software. A chi square test was done between age and teeth number and gender and teeth number. The results were formulated in tables and graphs. The results showed that totally 378 patients were reported with ellis class III. Out of 378 patients, 260 were males while 118 were females.17-27 age group had highly reported with ellis class III is about 42.6%. The study concludes that the 17-27 age group had a higher prevalence rate of ellis class III. Maxillary central incisors are most commonly affected with ellis class III.