Retrospective Study of Pattern of Mandibular Third Molar Impaction in South Indian Population

Authors

  • Gayathri Karthikeyan1 , Pradeep Dhasarathan2, Jaiganesh Ramamurthy3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12558

Keywords:

Impaction, Mandibular third molar, Mesioangular, Distoangular, Mandible

Abstract

The aim of the study is to assess prevalence and pattern of mandibular third molar impaction in south indian
population. Numerous Patient records were analysed and data was recorded The data that was collected was
tabulated in excel and then imported into SPSS software. Incomplete or censored data was excluded from
the study. The Statistical test that was run was the chi sequence test using the statistical software SPSS by
IBM.In this study the results obtained can be summarized, presence of statistical significance between the
Correlation of winters classification and gender of the study population (p=0.005), presence of statistical
significance between the Correlation of winter’s classification and age (p=0.002), presence of no statistical
significance between the Correlation of winter’s classification and tooth number (p=0.089). In the present
study the Most prevalent gender to have impacted mandibular 3rd molar was males (58.36 %), Most prevalent
impacted 3rd molar based on teeth number teeth number is 38 (54.1%), Most prevalent age group to be
diagnosed with impacted 3rd molar was between the year 20-29 year (54.86 %). Most prevalent angulation
Winters classification was found to be mesioangular ( 42.16%). Within the limitation of the present study,
correlation between tooth angulation and age, sex and tooth number was found to be statistically significant
, further studies to be conducted to asses the treatment difficulty and option for impacted tooth .

Author Biography

  • Gayathri Karthikeyan1 , Pradeep Dhasarathan2, Jaiganesh Ramamurthy3

    1Research Associate, Dental Research Cell, 2Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
    3Professor and Head, Department of periodontics, Saveetha Dental college & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of
    Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University,Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Downloads

Published

2020-10-29

How to Cite

Retrospective Study of Pattern of Mandibular Third Molar Impaction in South Indian Population. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 6120-6130. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12558