Open AccessThird molar impaction in different facial types and mandibular length: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Kamrul Hasan,
C.R. Sobhana,
Saurabh Kumar Rawat,
Deepika Singh,
Prakhar Mongia,
Ansari Fakhruddin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_111_20
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , molar , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , dentistry , orthodontics , panoramic radiograph , mandibular third molar , etiology , mandibular ramus , radiography , surgery , pathology , botany , biology , genus
The etiology of mandibular third molar impaction is proposed to be mainly due to inadequate space between the distal of the second mandibular molar and the anterior border of the ramus of the mandible. This study was aimed to assess whether an association exists between different facial types and mandibular length to impaction of mandibular third molars.