TY - JOUR A1 - Pavani, Nijampatnam A1 - Srinivas, P A1 - Devaki, T A1 - Chandu, Viswa A1 - Kothia, Nandita A1 - Yaddanapalli, Suresh T1 - Reasons for permanent tooth extraction and the current status of the existing teeth among patients visiting dental clinics in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study Y1 - 2018/7/1 JF - Indian Journal of Oral Health and Research JO - Indian J Oral Health Res SP - 52 EP - 58 VL - 4 IS - 2 UR - https://www.ijohr.org/article.asp?issn=2393-8692;year=2018;volume=4;issue=2;spage=52;epage=58;aulast=Pavani DO - 10.4103/ijohr.ijohr_18_18 N2 - Introduction: Tooth loss impairs the quality of life, often substantially, and affects the well-being of the person as missing teeth can interfere with chewing ability, diction, and esthetics. Aim and Objectives: The aim of the present research was to investigate the reasons for extractions of permanent teeth and the current status of the existing teeth in adult patients visiting dental clinics in Guntur. Methodology: Places where the dental services are available were stratified. One government general hospital (GGH) in Guntur where dental services are available and one teaching-based private dental institution (Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences [SIDS]) were included in the study. Fifteen private clinics were randomly selected from a total of 107 dental clinics present in Guntur city. The estimated sample size was 746. It was rounded off to 750 for the purpose of convenient segregation. The survey pro forma prepared included demographic information along with clinical examination. Discussion: The highest (2.92) mean number of teeth to be extracted was seen in SIDS followed by GGH (1.94), and the difference in all the three types of clinics was statistically significant (P = 0.000). Post hoc test showed significant difference between private dental clinics and SIDS, private teaching dental institution and the other two types of clinics, and GGH and SIDS. Conclusion: It was revealed from the study that dental caries and periodontitis are the most common reasons for extraction. ER -