Periodontal reasons for tooth extraction in a group of greek army personnel.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Chrysanthakopoulos, Nikolaos Andreas
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Background and aimsThe aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of permanent teeth extracted due to periodontal disease and its relation to age, military rank, and type of extracted teeth due to periodontal and non-periodontal reasons among a group of Greek Army personnel attending a military dental practice.Materials and methodsStudy population consisted of 509 officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers, aged 18 to 44 years from a military dental hospital in Greece. The reasons for extractions of teeth for a period of two years were obtained, including aspects such as age, military rank and the type of teeth extracted due to periodontal and non-periodontal reasons. Data were analyzed using chi-squared test.ResultsThe total number of extracted teeth was 1,231, of which 34.4% were extracted because of periodontal reasons, 32.2% for dental caries and 33.4% for other reasons. The average number of extracted teeth due to periodontal disease showed an increase with age. Maxillary and mandibular first and second molars were the most frequently extracted teeth due to periodontal reasons; however, the anterior teeth of both jaws with mobility (grade III), the same teeth with attach-ment loss (≥5.0 mm) and the posterior teeth of both jaws with furcation involvement (grade IV) were the most frequently extracted teeth due to periodontal reasons.ConclusionAlthough the goal of the WHO regarding the reduction of dental caries was accomplished, periodontal dis-ease was still the main cause of tooth extraction and showed an increase with age.
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ISSN	2008210X
Journal	Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects [J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects]
Volume Number	5
DOI	10.5681/joddd.2011.012
PubMed Central reference number	PMC3429994
Issue Number	2
PubMed reference number	23019510
e-ISSN	20082118
Language	English
Publisher	Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2011-06-14
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2011 The Authors; Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Subject Keyword	Non-commissioned officers officers periodontal disease permanent teeth tooth extraction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Dentistry