Prevalence and Reasons for Tooth Loss in a Sample from a Dental Clinic in Brazil

Autor: Andréia Affonso Barretto Montandon, Elizangela Partata Zuza, Benedicto Egbert Corrêa de Toledo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: International Journal of Dentistry, Vol 2012 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-8728
1687-8736
DOI: 10.1155/2012/719750
Popis: Purpose. To evaluate the prevalence and reasons for teeth extractions in a sample from a dental clinic in Brazil. Methods. The prevalence of teeth mortality was analyzed by gender, age, tooth type and reasons for extraction on 800 teeth of 439 subjects, whose data was collected in clinical records in a convenience sample. Results. The groups with range from 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years and 55 to 64 years revealed significantly greater number of teeth extractions than other age groups (P
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