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. 2021 Feb 26;72(1):52–57. doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2021.01.011

Table 3.

Indications for extraction (dental and medical).

Reference Caries, % (95% CI) Caries, N Periodontitis, % (95% CI) Periodontitis, n Trauma, % (95% CI) Trauma, n Periapical disease,* % (95% CI) Periapical disease, n Orthodontics, % (95% CI) Orthodontics, n Other reasons, % (95% CI) Other reasons, n
Chrysanthakopoulos, 2011a 36.0 (33.8%-38.3%) 608 38.1
(35.8%-40.4%)
643 3.6
(2.7%-4.5%)
60 7.2 (6.1%-8.5%) 122 9.2 (7.9%-10.7%) 156
Chrysanthakopoulos, 2011b 45.6 (43.7%-47.6%) 1123 32.1
(30.3%-34.0%)
790 4.4 (3.6%-5.3%) 108 7.3 (6.3%-8.4%) 180 2.5 (2.0%-3.2%) 62 4.5 (3.8%-5.4%) 111
Plančak et al, 2004 55.3 (49.0%-61.4%) 136 24.8 (19.7%-30.5%) 61 0.8 (0.1%-2.7%) 2 19.1 (14.6%-24.4%) 47

Periapical disease, failed root canal treatment.

Other reasons: impacted teeth, pericoronitis, unspecified reasons, etc.

Other reasons: eg, impacted teeth, prosthetic indications.