Causes, Frequency & Pattern of Dental Extraction: An Analysis of 400 Patients Reporting to Oral & Maxillofacial Department of Baqai Dental College, Karachi.
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Key words: Dental caries, Dental extraction, Periodontal diseaseAbstract
Objective: To determine contributing factors, frequency and pattern of dental extractions.
Study Design:Analytical, observational study.
Place & Duration: Department of oral surgery, Baqai Dental College. From September 2011-February 2012.
Methodology: A representative sample of four hundred patients attending the OPD of Oral Surgery at Baqai Dental College were selected. The collected information was documented on a specially designed proforma.
Results: Four Hundred teeth were extracted during the study due to various reasons. Out of these 230 th were male patients and 170 were female patients. The common group of patients belong to 4 and 5 decade of life. In this study, caries was the primary (75.8) cause of tooth loss followed by periodontal disease (16.3).
Conclusion: Dental caries is the common cause of tooth extraction which is preventable by restorative procedures, patient education and awareness programmes.
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