Singh Shamsher, Singh Vikram, Sharma Swati, Patel Chirag, Shahi Ajoy Kumar, Mehta Vanisha, Manek Pranav V
Department of Dentistry, Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar.
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Rajasthan, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Jul;16(Suppl 3):S2324-S2326. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_227_24. Epub 2024 May 24.
Preservation of primary teeth is essential for optimal oral health in children; however, there is limited research on primary tooth extraction patterns in India. This study aimed to investigate the reasons for and patterns of primary tooth extraction in children in an Indian tertiary care dental setting.
This retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed dental records of children aged up to 14 years who underwent tooth extraction under local anesthesia from January to December 2023. Demographic data, reasons for extraction, and tooth types extracted were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test.
Among the 261 subjects studied, there were 132 males and 129 females. Dental caries was the leading cause of extraction (42.6%), followed by mobility (20.8%) and over-retention (17.3%). Maxillary teeth were extracted more frequently than mandibular teeth, with central incisors being the most commonly extracted.
This study highlights the prevalence of dental caries as the primary reason for primary tooth extraction in Indian children. Gender-specific differences were observed in extraction reasons, and maxillary teeth were more frequently extracted than mandibular teeth. These findings emphasize the importance of targeted preventive strategies to address dental caries and promote optimal oral health in children in India.
保留乳牙对儿童的最佳口腔健康至关重要；然而，关于印度乳牙拔除模式的研究有限。本研究旨在调查印度三级医疗牙科机构中儿童乳牙拔除的原因和模式。
这项回顾性横断面研究分析了2023年1月至12月在局部麻醉下接受拔牙的14岁及以下儿童的牙科记录。收集人口统计学数据、拔牙原因和拔除的牙齿类型，并使用描述性统计和卡方检验进行分析。
在研究的261名受试者中，男性132名，女性129名。龋齿是拔牙的主要原因（42.6%），其次是牙齿松动（20.8%）和滞留（17.3%）。上颌牙比下颌牙拔除更频繁，其中中切牙是最常拔除的牙齿。
本研究强调了龋齿是印度儿童乳牙拔除的主要原因。在拔牙原因方面观察到了性别差异，上颌牙比下颌牙拔除更频繁。这些发现强调了针对性预防策略对于解决龋齿问题和促进印度儿童最佳口腔健康的重要性。
