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To identify the frequency, patterns, and primary clinical reasons for tooth extractions among patients attending general dental practices.

June 1, 1996Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology

Patterns of and reasons for tooth extractions in general dental practice in Ontario, Canada

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To identify the frequency, patterns, and primary clinical reasons for tooth extractions among patients attending general dental practices.
Cross-sectional survey of 128 general dental practitioners in Ontario, Canada, documenting care delivered to 6,143 patients during a one-week reference period.
Dentists recorded patient visit type (emergency versus regular) along with specific clinical reasons for planned or performed extractions across age cohorts.
Approximately one-in-seven patients received or were scheduled for tooth extraction, averaging 2.3 (SD = 2.5) teeth per patient undergoing extraction.
Periodontal disease was the primary reason for extraction overall (35.9%) and predominated after age 40, surpassing dental caries (28.9%).
Orthodontic indications were the leading cause of extractions in childhood, while emergency patients were more likely to have an extraction but had fewer teeth removed on average than regular patients.

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HMHeather MurrayQueen's University DLDavid LockerUnited States Department of the Army EKElizabeth KayBahá'í Agency for Social and Economic Development

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Cross-sectional survey reveals periodontal disease exceeds dental caries as the primary cause of tooth loss in dental patients, highlighting substantial gaps in periodontal care.

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Murray et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a716697a7fbea1e440867db https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00841.x

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Cross-sectional survey reveals periodontal disease exceeds dental caries as the primary cause of tooth loss in dental patients, highlighting substantial gaps in periodontal care.

Patterns of and reasons for tooth extractions in general dental practice in Ontario, Canada

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