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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2015

Pathology related to third molars in the elderly persons.

Irja Ventä, Eeva Kylätie, Kaija Hiltunen

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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Irja VentäDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, 00014, Helsinki, Finland. irja.venta@helsinki.fi.
Eeva KylätieDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
Kaija HiltunenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this study was to clarify the discrepancy of pathology between earlier and recent studies related to third molars in the elderly persons. Evidence of third molars in the elders is limited. Earlier radiographic studies show rather few pathologic findings related to third molars. Recently, clinical studies have shown totally different numbers for pathology. MATERIALS AND

methodsParticipants were drawn from the population-based Helsinki Aging Study. The study included panoramic radiographs of 293 persons (mean age 79 years, SD ± 3.9 years). We examined the prevalence of third molars and associated pathology and used the chi-squared test to perform the statistical analysis.

resultsOf the whole group of elderly persons, 19% had at least one third molar. The usual dental diseases, caries and periodontal pathology (80 and 33%, respectively), were common in the third molars. The surviving third molar most often appeared in the mandible (P < 0.01), in men (P < 0.05), in the mesioangular position (P < 0.05), and far from the mandibular canal (P < 0.001). Pathology was present in every third molar, although the proportion of serious pathology (i.e., cyst and tumor), accounted for only 2% of third molars.

conclusionsAlthough serious pathology related to third molars in the elders is uncommon, universal biofilm diseases (caries and periodontal pathology) widely affect third molars as well as all other teeth. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Because all of the surviving third molars of the elders were diseased, it would be justifiable to extract these teeth at a younger age.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAgingDental CariesFemaleHumansMaleMandibleMolar, ThirdPeriodontal DiseasesEldersMolar thirdPanoramic radiographPathology

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PMID25592154
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