Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 2020, 8, 54-63 https://www.scirp.org/journal/jbm ISSN Online: 2327-509X ISSN Print: 2327-5081 Reasons for Permanent Tooth Extraction in the West of Kabul Shirin Safari 1* , Mohammad Mansour Mohebi 2 , Naseer Ahmad Nazhand 2 , Naveed Mazaher 3 1 Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Khatam Al-Nabieen University, Kabul, Afghanistan 2 Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Khatam Al-Nabieen University, Kabul, Afghanistan 3 Faculty of Dentistry, Khatam Al-Nabieen University, Kabul, Afghanistan Abstract Background: There has been no study in Kabul on reasons for permanent tooth extraction. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and reasons for tooth loss in a sample from two dental clinics in the west of Kabul. Methods: During a 6-month period (April-September 2019), the reasons for every extraction of a permanent tooth were recorded. Different reasons for tooth extraction were assigned, such as, dental caries, periodontal disease, eruption problems, trauma, orthodontics and others. The data requested for each extraction were: patient age, gender, previous treatment, educational level, type of tooth removed and the reason for its extraction. Results: young people aged between 20 - 29 years old had the highest percentage of extraction. Periodontal disease (39%) followed by caries (20%) was the most common reason for tooth extraction. Maxillary and mandibular first molars were removed most frequently (31%). 29% of patients have treated their teeth before extraction and RCT (Root Canal Treatment) (19%) is the most common previous treatment. Tooth loss has an opposite relationship with education level. People with high education level, loose their tooth less (14%). Conclusion: periodontal disease was the most common reason for tooth loss in Kabul, Afghanistan and a high percentage of tooth loss is seen among young people. Educating and preventive programs need to be implemented in order to reduce tooth loss. Keywords Tooth Extraction, Reasons, Permanent, Periodontal Disease, Kabul, Afghanistan 1. Introduction Our teeth are important for chewing, smiling and speaking and our quality of life: biologically, psychologically and socially will decrease by the loss of these How to cite this paper: Safari, S., Mohebi, M.M., Nazhand, N.A. and Mazaher, N. (2020) Reasons for Permanent Tooth Extraction in the West of Kabul. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 8, 54-63. https://doi.org/10.4236/jbm.2020.85006 Received: March 25, 2020 Accepted: May 3, 2020 Published: May 6, 2020 Copyright © 2020 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access DOI: 10.4236/jbm.2020.85006 May 6, 2020 54 Journal of Biosciences and Medicines