A Cohort Study of the Patterns of Third Molar Impaction in Panoramic Radiographs in Saudi Population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the epidemiological patterns of third molar impaction in a cohort of patients living in the north of Saudi Arabia.

Materials and methods

A retrospective cohort study comprised of analysing 2550 Orthopantomograms (OPGs) belonging to patients who attended Aljouf University College of Dentistry between September 2013 and December 2015. OPGs were examined to determine the frequency of third molar impaction, their levels of eruption and angulations. Mixed effects logistic regression analysis was performed to calculate adjusted odds ratios. Data were weighted by age and sex based on population regional estimates.

Results

1551 patients (60.8%) with a mean age of 33.5 years-old (95%CI: 32.9 to 34) demonstrated 2650 impacted third molars. Third molars we

SUBMITTER: Al-Dajani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5750684 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature