Tooth loss among Nigerians: Causes and pattern of mortality

Odusanya, S A

doi:10.1016/s0901-5027(87)80128-5

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“…Tooth loss among Nigerians is a worrying phenomenon and the causes and pattern of mortality among the population have been previously reported. [1,2] Regular follow-up studies to determine changes in pattern and reasons for tooth mortality among Nigerians appears not to be common.…”

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Reasons and pattern of tooth mortality in a Nigerian Urban teaching hospital

Saheeb

Sede

2013

Ann Afr Med

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Reasons and pattern of tooth mortality in a Nigerian Urban teaching hospital

Saheeb

Sede

2013

Ann Afr Med

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“…It was documented that in the study by Nuttal that there was an average benefit of saving 0.81 teeth in frequent attenders while infrequent attenders had high number of extractions. 3 Even though several studies had been carried out on pattern of tooth loss, prevalence of tooth loss, dental carries and periodontitis as a cause of tooth loss, [4][5][6][7][8] few studies are available on treatment needs of regular attenders of dental clinic in Nigeria. This study was therefore undertaken to provide a baseline data of treatment received in a general dental center over a period of time to determine how effective and functional the dental services given in the state are and to know the present basic dental treatment needs.…”

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Study of Dental Treatment Received by Attenders in Government General Dental Center/Hospital Dugbe, Ibadan-Nigeria: A 5-Year Longitudinal Retrospective Study

Olaleye¹

2013

World Journal of Dentistry

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A study to determine the different types of received patients attending the Government Dental Center/Hospital, Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria between December 1999 and December 2004 and to see how this treatment is distributed among different sexes and age groups. Government Dental Center Dugbe, Ibadan, was the Pioneer Dental Center in the South-Western Region of Nigeria and was established in the precolonial era. The treatment pattern noticed was an alarming rate of extractions which accounts for 76.65% of all patients treated, dentures (6.96%), scalings (15.80%), filings (0.32%), medication (0.24%), checkup (0.03%) accounted for the rest. When this result is calibrated on actual treatment given (excluding medication and checkup), patients requiring extraction jumped to 76.23%. Female to male ratio was more than 2.1 while adult to underage ratio was 3.1. Thus, there is a need to urgently address this trend before the whole population is made edentulous and to embrace a preventive policy programmed in dentistry. Clinical significance There is an alarming rate of dental extraction which constitutes the commonest procedure carried out in this study in Nigeria. How to cite this article Olaleye AO. Study of Dental Treatment Received by Attenders in Government General Dental Center/ Hospital Dugbe, Ibadan-Nigeria: A 5-Year Longitudinal Retrospective Study. World J Dent 2013;4(2):86-91.

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“…This was in contrast to previous studies carried out among some Nigerians and other Africans that observed that periodontal disease was a major cause of tooth loss. [20][21][22][23][24][25] The urban nature of the study location and a rise in prevalence of orofacial injuries due to trauma and assault may be responsible for this trend. None of the respondents had any previous history of systemic conditions and majority of the respondents (96.9%) were nonsmokers and (3.1%).…”

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