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

Abstract

The aim of thisstudy is to investigate the primary reasons for teeth extraction in Madinah city, Saudi Arabia. Teeth extraction records for one year wereobtained from governmental hospitals in Madinah city. Each patient's gender, age, chronic medical conditions, teeth extracted, and reasons for extraction were recorded. A total of1,929 teeth were extracted in 949 patients, with an average of 2.03 teeth extracted per patient. Caries were responsible for89.8% of the teeth extractions;the percentage was the same amongboth male and female patients. The most common teeth extracted were the lower firstmolars. No relationshipwas shown between number of teeth extracted and any chronic medical condition investigated. Furthermore, age was associated weakly withthe number of extractions; only 0.7% of the teeth extractions can be explained by age. In conclusion, dental caries wasthe principalreason for teeth extractions in Madinah city, Saudi Arabia.