TABLE 2. Criteria adopted by the dentists to indicate the extraction of teeth with periodontitis (n=152).

Criteria	Yes n	Percentage (%)
Severity of attachment loss	37	24.3
Tooth mobility	57	37.5
Furcation involvement	8	5.3
Prosthetic planning	19	12.5
Periodontal-endodontic lesion	3	2.0
Possible systemic involvement due to the presence of periodontitis	5	3.3
Referral to a periodontist for evaluation	85	55.9
Radiographic bone loss greater than 50%	32	21.2
Presence of extensive caries	5	3.3
Socio-economic and cultural status of the patient	25	16.4
Other criteria	26	17.1