Incidence and Pattern of Impaction of Mandibular Third Molars : A Single Institutional Experience in Nepal. 2017

C Upadhyaya, and N K Chaurasia, and I Neupane, and S Srivastava
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Kavre, Nepal.

Background Impacted teeth are those that have erupted or are partially erupted and will not assume a normal arch relationship with opposing and adjacent teeth and tissues. Objective To evaluate the incidence and pattern of mandibular impacted third molars in patients of Dhulikhel Hospital. Method A retrospective study was conducted from March 2016 to November 2016 and reviewed 581 orthopantomograms and clinical records of patients who presented to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The angulation of impaction was measured using Winter's classification and the level and position of impacted third molar was recorded using Pell and Gregory classification system. The etiology for extraction was recorded from previous clinical records. Result In this study, incidence of impaction was more prevalent in females. The most common pattern of impaction was mesioangular followed by horizontal, vertical, distoangular and others. The most common cause of extraction was caries in the third molar. There was no significant difference between the pattern of impaction in the right and left sides of the mandible. Conclusion Classifications of impacted mandibular third molars can be effectively used to predict the surgical difficulty and to evaluate the risk of postoperative complications. Therefore, this study highlights the importance of evaluation of pattern, type and class of impaction in Nepalese population giving a high clinical significance.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008334 Mandible The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008964 Molar, Third The aftermost permanent tooth on each side in the maxilla and mandible. Tooth, Wisdom,Teeth, Wisdom,Molars, Third,Third Molar,Third Molars,Wisdom Teeth,Wisdom Tooth
D009390 Nepal Country located in southern Asia, between China and India. The capital is Kathmandu. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014078 Tooth Eruption The emergence of a tooth from within its follicle in the ALVEOLAR PROCESS of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE into the ORAL CAVITY. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed) Teething,Eruption, Tooth,Eruptions, Tooth,Tooth Eruptions

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