Research Article

Reasons for Permanent Teeth Extractions and Related Factors among Adult Patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Relationship between demographic factors and teeth extractions.

VariablesMean number of extracted teeth
Mean ± SD
value

Age
15–241.28 ± 0.55<0.001
25–341.45 ± 1.00
35–442.06 ± 2.44
45–542.06 ± 1.79
55–642.30 ± 2.17
65 and above3.04 ± 2.60

Gender
Male1.96 ± 2.090.517
Female1.73 ± 1.35

Nationality
Saudi1.97 ± 1.980.02
Non-Saudi1.55 ± 1.11

Type of practice
Public2.03 ± 1.95<0.001
Private1.50 ± 1.38