Causa de pérdida de dientes en la población adulta de 35-44 y de 65-74 años de edad, de la Región Metropolitana / Cause of teeth lossing in the adult population of 35-44 and of 65-74 years old of the Region Metropolitana

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 (p