Mujeeb Ur Rehman Baloch, Muhammad Ayub Shah, Sheikh Muhammad Ishaque, Iqbal Ahmed Lahri, Mazhar Naeem.
Factors affecting Tooth extraction among adult Dental Patients in Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta – Pakistan.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;22(2):153-8.

A cross-section study was conducted among 205 adult dental patients, at Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta in 1999. The objective of the study was to determine the factors affecting tooth extraction among adult dental patients. It observed the attitude and practice of the patients and perception of the dentists utilizing face-to-face interview techniques and determined the oral disease status, particularly periodontal attachment loss using crystal violet solution. The results showed that the extraction cases (n=134) were older than non-extraction cases (n-71), (p=0.001). The educational level was higher, (p=0.001) and the number of teeth present in oral cavity was also higher in non-extraction cases, (p=0.001). The dental caries was the main cause of tooth extraction (77.6%). There was higher proportion of dental caries in extraction cases than non-extraction cases but statistically not significant. The knowledge attitude and practice score was better in non-extraction cases than extraction cases, (p=0.001). Most of the dentists perceived that patients got their teeth due to extracted lack of knowledge and were not interested in other treatment. Seventeen percent of the patients were suffering from periodontitis. In conclusion, the finding suggested that the dental caries was the major cause of tooth extraction, the majority of the patients were of older age group, had lesser number of teeth present, were less educated and had low KAP score as compared to non-extraction cases. Preventive and promotive programs were highly recommended.

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