Periodontal Status of Women Referring to Health Centers for Premarital Tests Using the Modified CPI in Zanjan in 2019 (Iran)

Periodontal disease is one of the most common oral health problems that can be prevented by health education and early diagnosis. In this regard, the present study aimed to evaluate the periodontal status in women on the verge of marriage using the modified Community Periodontal Index (CPI) in 2019 in Zanjan.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 201 women on the verge of marriage in Zanjan. The required data were collected through questionnaires and the clinical examination of participants. Finally, the results were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-square tests.

Based on the results, 6% of the subjects had a pocket depth of more than 3 mm, 28% of them had bleeding on probing (BOP), and 15% of them had attachment loss. Moreover, it was found that there was a significant relationship between the occupation of the participants and the pocket depth of upper and lower jaws teeth (P=0.005, P=0.019). Furthermore, BOP had a significant relationship with the occupation (P=0.02, P=0.019), level of education (P<0.001), smoking (P<0.001), alcohol use (P<0.001), and frequency of brushing (P<0.001). In addition, attachment loss had a significant relationship with smoking (P<0.001) and alcohol consumption (P<0.001).

According to the findings, it can be concluded that the reduction of smoking and alcohol consumption and increase of the awareness of women regarding dental care can help improve their CPI. Therefore, oral health education and increase of awareness seem to be a necessity in this regard.