Prevalence Of Flabby Ridge In Completely Edentulous Patients Among The Chennai Population

Aim: The aim of this present study was to evaluate the prevalence of flabby ridge in completely edentulous patients among the Chennai population. Background: Flabby tissue refers to excessive and movable soft tissue, while a ridge is an elevated, long, narrow, and raised crest. A flabby ridge is a specific condition characterized by the mobility of the soft tissue of maxillary or mandibular alveolar ridge. This occurs when soft tissue hyperplasia replaces the underlying alveolar bone. Materials and Methods: The study is a retrospective study with data collection obtained from Dental Information Archiving Software (DIAS). Parameters assessed include age, gender, and flabby ridge patients. The collected data was tabulated in Microsoft Excel sheet and statistically analyzed. The correlation between the prevalence of flabby ridge, genders and different ages was analyzed by employing the Chi-Square test. Results: In the present study, a total of 31 patients aged between 31 to 85 year old were assessed for specific parameters such as gender, ages, flabby ridge, and its occurrence in different arches. Patients with flabby ridge were found more in females with 83.9% when compared to males. The most common age group is 51 to 60 years old with a 41.9% prevalence. The maxillary arch is most commonly affected by flabby ridge (55.6%) compared to the mandibular arch. There is a positive correlation between gender and flabby ridge prevalence with a p-value <0.05 (statistically significant). However, the correlation between age and flabby ridge prevalence showed insignificant value, p>0.05. Conclusion: Within the limits of the present study, the prevalence of flabby ridge among the completely edentulous patient, female is most affected with the most common age between 51 to 60 years old and the maxillary arch being the most common arch.