Incidence of Missing Lower Third Molars in Patients Reporting for Orthodontic Treatment

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Shruthi M., Dr. Remmiya Mary Varghese

Abstract

Introduction: The development of third molars and their interaction with the rest of the dentition has been of great concern to general dentists and dental specialists for a long time.There are no previous studies to find out the incidence of missing lower third molars in patients reporting for orthodontic treatment.


Aim: The aim of this study is to find out the incidence of missing lower third molars in patients reporting for orthodontic treatment.


Materials and methods: A retrospective evaluation was conducted to analyze  the subjects who presented for orthodontic treatment between August 2019- March 2021 who visited a private dental hospital in chennai. The collected data was subjected for   data analysis.


Results: The results of the study found Higher number of  patients  in the age group of 18-21 years have  visited hospital for orthodontic treatment 46.31%(n=257); Higher number of male patients 50.81% (n=282) have undergone treatment for trigeminal neuralgia; In Most patients third molars were present 79.46% (n=441); third molar absent in only 20.54% (n=114);


Another important finding of this study is that there is no  statistically significant association between  missing lower third molar and age. gender. [p>0.05]

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Shruthi M., Dr. Remmiya Mary Varghese. (2022). Incidence of Missing Lower Third Molars in Patients Reporting for Orthodontic Treatment. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 10, 635–641. Retrieved from https://jclmm.com/index.php/journal/article/view/114
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