ArticleProgress in orthodontics2014
Third molars and dental crowding: different opinions of orthodontists and oral surgeons among Italian practitioners.
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- Oral maxillofacial surgeons and Orthodontists' perceptions about anterior inferior crowding and indications of mandibular third molar extraction.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Article
- Factors associated with indication of prophylactic extraction of the lower third molar in orthodontic practice.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2024Article
- Improvement of the Impacted Level of Lower Third Molars After Orthodontic Treatment.International dental journal · 2023Article
- Exploring directional and fluctuating asymmetry in the human palate during growth.American journal of physical anthropology · 2021Article
- The ability of orthodontists and oral/maxillofacial surgeons to predict eruption of lower third molar.Progress in orthodontics · 2016Article
- Influence of maxillary posterior dentoalveolar discrepancy on angulation of maxillary molars in individuals with skeletal open bite.Progress in orthodontics · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe role of third molars as a cause of incisor crowding, especially in the lower arch, continues to be controversial. The aim of this work is to compare opinions of Italian oral surgeons and orthodontists on this topic.
methodsOne hundred ninety-three Italian practitioners of the Society of Orthodontics (SIDO) and the Italian Society of Oral Surgery (SICOI) were asked to fill out an online questionnaire made up of six questions. Practitioners were asked to express their opinion on the relation between upper and lower third molar eruption and anterior crowding.
resultsOne hundred sixty-six members of both societies completed the online research survey; response rate (RR) was 86%. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.005). Both agree not to believe that third molars create a force responsible for anterior crowding in the upper (82.5% orthodontists, 83.8% surgeons) and in the lower arch (52.6% orthodontists, 63.8% surgeons). Both agree also not to consider the upper (89.7% orthodontists, 82.1% surgeons) and lower (58.8% orthodontists, 63.2% surgeons) third molar extraction useful to prevent crowding.
conclusionsItalian orthodontists and oral surgeons have the same opinion on the role of the third molar in causing anterior crowding. The majority of both groups of clinicians do not consider their preventive extraction useful in order to prevent anterior crowding.
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