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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
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Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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A survey of reasons for extraction of permanent teeth in Jordan
Fouad K. Wahab, BDS, MScD, PhD
The objective of this study was to survey the extractions of permanent teeth in Jordan in order to assess the reasons for extractions which may reflect the pattern of oral diseases in the country. Data were obtained from 50 dentists working in public dental centers, who were requested to record permanent teeth extracted during 4 weeks, specifying age, gender, dental attendance and previously extracted teeth. One thousand eight hundred forty-eight extracted teeth were collected from 1233 patients. The results showed that the causes of extraction were caries (50.01%), periodontal disease (29.1%), trauma (1.7%), eruption problem (8.8%), orthodontic treatment 16.9%) and other reasons 13.4%). Up to the age of 50years, the main reason was caries followed by periodontal disease, but the situation was reversed after that age. Females experienced more extractions than males. Posterior teeth were frequently extracted due to caries compared lo anterior teeth, which were extracted due to periodontal disease. The extractions were more from irregular dental clinic attenders than regular ones in most age groups. The current sludy showed that caries was the leading cause of extraction in Jordan, although periodontal disease became the major cause in patients over 50 years old.
Saudi Dental Journal 2001;13(3):148-154.
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