From: Factors affecting dental diseases presenting at the University of Ghana Hospital
Diagnoses | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
Apical periodontitis | 1822 | 43.4 |
Reversible pulpitis | 842 | 20.1 |
Gingivitis | 411 | 9.8 |
Periodontitis | 223 | 5.3 |
Halitosis/bad breath | 317 | 7.6 |
Impacted tooth/pericoronitis | 56 | 1.3 |
Dentoalveolar abcess | 65 | 1.5 |
Maxillary sinusitis | 44 | 1.0 |
Mucosal ulceration/lesion | 50 | 1.2 |
Fractured tooth | 124 | 3.0 |
No abnormality found | 126 | 3.0 |
Others e.g. locked jaw, ameloblastomas | 116 | 2.8 |
Total | 4196 | 100.0 |