Tooth Loss after Jaw Curettage Surgery: Associated Factors and Potential Benefit of Splint Application

Table 3

Clinical and radiographic findings of included teeth and potential associations to tooth loss.

Category	Number of curetted teeth	Number of lost teeth	Percentage of teeth lost by curettage	value
Type of tooth
Anterior teeth	98	16	16.33%	0.102
Premolar	108	17	15.74%
Molar	99	7	7.07%
Tooth mobility
0	208	20	9.62%	<0.001
½-1	82	12	14.63%
1½-2	13	7	53.85%
2½-3	2	1	50%
Occasion of tooth loss
Intraoperatively		12	30%	-
Postoperatively		28	70%
RSA ratio (in %)
0-10.00	21	0	0	<0.001
10.01-20.00	30	0	0
20.01-30.00	32	0	0
30.01-40.00	45	1	2.22%
40.01-50.00	48	4	8.33%
50.01-60.00	56	2	3.57%
60.01-70.00	45	12	26.67%
70.01-80.00	18	14	77.78%
80.01-90.00	8	6	75%
90.01-100	2	1	50%
Alveolar crest defect
With	67	23	34.33%	<0.001
Without	238	17	7.14%

: loss of root surface area; significant findings are highlighted in bold ().