RESUMO
The aim of this study was to establish the principal cause of teeth lossing in the adult community aged between 35-44 and 65-74 in Santiago, Metropolitana Región. The clinical histories of the patients included in an investigation carried out in 8 communities of the Metropolitan Región, and in a private medical-dental center in the Tabancura and Ñuñoa communities were cheeked. The sample was of 1.096 individuals, with a total of 5.207 lossed teeth. Results: the 77,17 por ciento of the total extracted teeth were lost because of dental decay (pAssuntos
Humanos
, Masculino
, Feminino
, Adulto
, Pessoa de Meia-Idade
, Causalidade
, Perda de Dente/epidemiologia
, Distribuição por Idade
, Cárie Dentária
, Escolaridade
, Extração Dentária/estatística & dados numéricos
, Doenças Periodontais
, Distribuição por Sexo
, Classe Social