Open AccessImpacted third molars in sagittal split osteotomies in mandibular prognathism and micrognathia
Author(s) -
SM Balaji
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.133074
Subject(s) - medicine , sagittal plane , orthodontics , molar , retrospective cohort study , dentistry , oblique case , prognathism , demographics , osteotomy , supernumerary , surgery , anatomy , linguistics , philosophy , demography , sociology
The timing of removal of mandibular third molars (M3) in Sagittal Split Osteotomy (SSO) has been an issue of contention. The aim of this retrospective study is to identify the incidence of unfavorable fractures during SSO with the presence of M3 and to identify the association between unfavorable fractures with the factors specifically related to the M3.