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KMID : 1157520130090010019
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2013 Volume.9 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.21
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Filling to Extraction Ratio of Teeth in the Rural Dental Satellite Clinics of South Coastal Karnataka, India - A 3 Year Retrospective Study
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Amith Holenarasipur Vasanthakumar
Audrey Madonna D’Cruz
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Abstract
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Objective: To assess the 'filling to extraction' ratio in the rural satellite dental clinics of AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted and the treatment reports of 13 dental satellite clinics from January 2009 to December 2011 were retrieved. The number of restorations was compared to the number of teeth extracted to get the 'filling to extraction' ratio.
Results: The lowest filling to extraction ratio of 1:0.39 was recorded for the dental satellite clinics at Konaje. The highest filling to extraction ratio of 1:1.54 was noted for Nada. Only one rural satellite dental clinic had an unfavourable ratio of more than 1:1.
Conclusion: More number of fillings than extractions are done in the rural satellite dental clinics which is a positive sign of eliminating dental diseases to a great extent in rural India.
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KEYWORD
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rural, filling, extraction, ratio
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