Hassan A K
Dental Faculty, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq.
East Mediterr Health J. 2000 Jan;6(1):176-8.
We investigated the causes of tooth extraction among patients in Sebha in southern Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. A total of 600 patients who had undergone tooth extraction were surveyed. We found more males (68%) than females had had teeth extracted and also patients with no education (53%). Caries and periodontal disease were the main causes of tooth extraction. For those patients who opted for tooth extraction over other treatment, they mostly did so for financial reasons. There was generally poor oral hygiene and oral knowledge, which should be tackled.
我们调查了阿拉伯利比亚民众国南部塞卜哈患者拔牙的原因。共对600名接受拔牙的患者进行了调查。我们发现拔牙患者中男性（68%）多于女性，且未受过教育的患者占比（53%）。龋齿和牙周疾病是拔牙的主要原因。对于那些选择拔牙而非其他治疗方式的患者，他们大多是出于经济原因。总体而言，口腔卫生和口腔知识状况较差，这一问题亟待解决。
