Prevalence of impacted third molars and the reason for extraction in Saudi Arabia☆
| Autor: | Emtenan Almajed, Lina Alfadil |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Molar
Pell and Gregory classification Population education Saudi Arabia lcsh:Medicine Dentistry Extraction Asymptomatic Central region 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Third molar medicine Prevalence Winter classification Impacted General Dentistry education.field_of_study business.industry Impaction lcsh:R Mandible 030206 dentistry lcsh:RK1-715 lcsh:Dentistry Maxilla Original Article medicine.symptom business Referral |
| Zdroj: | The Saudi Dental Journal Saudi Dental Journal, Vol 32, Iss 5, Pp 262-268 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1658-3558 1013-9052 |
| Popis: | Purpose: This study aims to record the current pattern of third molar impactions and relevant reasons for extraction in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We hypothesized that the principal reason for extraction was elective. Material and Methods: Orthopantomograms (OPG) radiographs and electronic files relating to 4000 patients were retrospectively collected from patients between the ages of 21 and 50 years old. Of these, 1014 were included in this study (514 females, 500 males). The classification was determined according to the Winter, Pell, and Gregory classification. The analysis was done using the chi-square (χ2) test, with SPSS version 25 (IBM, Inc, Chicago, IL). A p-value of |
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