The main causes of tooth extraction in adults in Aden-Governorate

الملخص EN

The aim of this study is to study the pattern of and reasons for permanent tooth extraction in a group of Aden patients attending a dental clinic in the south of Yemen.

A simple clinical survey was done on Aden population sample that has undergone or planned for tooth extraction.

A total of 580 permanent teeth were extracted from 365 patients ranging in age from 14 to 78 years during the eight-month study period.

Males were 52.6 % (n=192) and females formed (47.4 %) (n = 173).

Overall, periodontal disease was the most frequent reason for tooth extraction (51.2 % n = 297), Caries (39.6 %) (n = 230), surgical indications (5.2 %) (n = 30) and patient request (4.

0 %) (n = 23).

Caries was the main reason for tooth loss in patients up to 50 years.

However, periodontal disease became the principal reason in patients aging 51 years and over.

Posterior teeth represented the highest percentage of tooth extraction (79.3 %) (n = 460).

Both periodontal disease and caries were the main reasons for tooth extraction in the South of Yemen, so proper oral health system, including efficient programs focusing on prevention and treatment of these diseases, should be created and developed.