Farooq, ShahidBhat, Mohd YounisHassan, ShahidShah, Ajaz Ahamd2023-07-212023-07-212022-10Farooq Shahid, Bhat Mohd Younis, Hassan Shahid, Shah Ajaz Ahamd. Survey of the Reasons for Dental Extraction in patients of Kashmiri Population. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2022 Oct; 8(5): 39-442395-28222395-2814http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220028Background: Extraction of teeth is the commonest surgical procedure carried out in the dental surgery setting. The purpose of this survey was to identify the causes of teeth extraction in Kashmiri population. Material & Methods: This study was done on the patients who were referred to Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Government Dental College Srinagar for tooth extraction for the period of 6 months from February 2019 to July 2019. Total of 3000 patients were included in this study. Results: There were 1680 (56%) extractions in males and 1320 (44%) in females with male?to?female extraction ratio of 1.2:1. In both male and female gender, there were more teeth extractions between the ages of 11 and 30 years. The commonest tooth to be extracted was 1st molar both in upper (27.2%) and lower (30.4%) arch. The commonest reasons for teeth extraction were caries (53.4%; 1602/3000). Conclusions: The result of this study shows that dental caries is the commonest reason for tooth extraction in Kashmiri population. It is hoped that the study will facilitate the development of treatment and preventive procedures relevant to the problems, thus minimizing the loss of teeth and its expected adverse consequences.Anthropemetryregression equationMiddle finger lengthLittle finger length.Journal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Email: drshahid.533@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0002-7092-7421Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Email: younisuarez@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0002-3166-7508Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Email: shahidfaciomax@gmail.com; Orcid ID:0000-0002-9838-1125Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government dental college and hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Email: drajazshah@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0002-1261-796