Open AccessAssessment and determination of human mandibular and dental arch profiles in subjects with lower third molar impaction in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Akinbami Babatunde Olayemi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.92775
Subject(s) - impaction , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , molar , medicine , dental arch , chin , dentistry , mandibular second molar , orthodontics , cheek teeth , mandibular first molar , dentition , anatomy , biology , botany , genus
The aim of this study was to determine the normal size of the mandible and the difference in dental arch length and total teeth size space that is necessary to prevent lower third molar impaction.