Reasons for Tooth Extraction in Kuwait

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate reasons for tooth extraction and its association with age and gender in Kuwait. Subjects and Methods: A record of all tooth extractions performed in 21 general dental practice centers during a 1-month period was logged on specially designed study forms. The patient’s age and gender, number of teeth extracted, and the reason(s) for the extraction were recorded. Results: A total of 2,783 teeth were extracted in 1,604 patients (1.73 ± 0.07 teeth per patient). Caries and periodontal disease were responsible for 43.7 and 37.4% of extractions, respectively. Caries was the principal cause for extraction in patients ≤40 years old (60.7%), while periodontal disease was the main cause of extractions in patients ≧40 years of age (63.0%). Extractions for caries and orthodontic reasons were more common in females, while extractions for periodontal disease were more prevalent in males. Molars and maxillary premolars were more commonly extracted due to caries, while mandibular premolars, and maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth (canines and incisors) were more commonly extracted due to periodontal disease. Conclusions: The data show that caries is the principal cause for extractions in younger patients, while periodontal disease accounts for the majority of tooth extractions in patients older than 40 years. Furthermore, this study indicates that more teeth per patient are lost to periodontal disease than for any other reason.

Reasons for Teeth Extraction in Governmental Hospitals in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia

“…However, our percentage of permanent-tooth extraction due to caries was higher than that indicated in the previous studies. Also, all of the previous studies [3,4,7,15,16] indicated that periodontal disease was the secondmost common reason for extraction, which is different from our results. The reason forthis difference cannot be identifiedby our results.…”

“…Our results are similar to the findings in previous literature forthe same Arabic region [7,15,16] and internationally [3,4],whichindicate that caries is the most common cause underlyingextraction. However, our percentage of permanent-tooth extraction due to caries was higher than that indicated in the previous studies.…”

“…Many have found that caries is the primary reason for tooth extractions in young people [6,7]. Other studies maintain that caries and periodontal disease both share the responsibility for tooth loss [8,9],andstill otherresearchersfound thatperiodontal disease isthe primary cause of teeth extractions in elderly patients [7,[10][11][12].…”

“…In Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf countries, little researchhas been conducted on this problem [7,[15][16][17]. No data specific to Madinah city was found in an investigation of existing studies.…”

Prevalence of Partial Edentulousness and Treatment needs in Rural Population of South India

“…In our study, the most common reason for tooth loss was periodontal disease, especially in group III subjects, but in group I subjects, the common reason was dental caries. This is in accordance with studies done by AlShammari et al 15 where caries was the primary reason for tooth loss in patients with age <40 years, whereas in patients with more than 40 years of age, periodontal disease was the most common reason. Partially edentulous state was again more prevalent in group III subjects compared with groups I and II.…”