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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2017

Prevalence of Distal Caries in Mandibular Second Molar Due to Impacted Third Molar.

Kamran Bokhari Syed, Fatima Saeed Alshahrani, Wejdan Saad Alabsi, Zainab Ali Alqahtani, Mohammad Shahul Hameed, Abdel Bagi Mustafa, Tanveer Alam

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kamran Bokhari SyedAssistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fatima Saeed AlshahraniIntern, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Wejdan Saad AlabsiIntern, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Zainab Ali AlqahtaniIntern, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Shahul HameedAssistant Professor, Department of Dental Education, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdel Bagi MustafaAssociate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Tanveer AlamAssistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Khalid University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA tooth is said to be impacted if it does not reach the occlusal plane even after two-thirds root formation. The aetiology of impacted teeth is varied and multi-factorial. Significant problems associated with impacted teeth include trismus, infection, cervical caries of second molars.

aimThis study was aimed to assess the prevalence of distal caries in second molar teeth due to impacted third molars and to compare with similar studies conducted elsewhere. MATERIALS AND

methodsStudy included assessment of patients reporting between 2009 to 2014 for dental care at College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is a retrospective cross-sectional study which included a total of 6000 Orthopantomograms (OPGs). The data collected was decoded and entered into excel spread sheet. Descriptive analysis of the data was done and results were displayed as frequency table and graphs.

resultsA total of 979 patients had impacted third molars (16.31%). A total of 39% patient's with impacted third molars had distal cervical caries in second molar. Mesioangular impaction was the most prominent type. This was closely followed by horizontal impaction causing distal caries in second molars. Age group between 21-28 years and male gender had the higher prevalence of distal caries in second molar teeth due to impacted third molars.

conclusionA total of 39% of the patients with impacted mandibular third molars had distal cervical caries in second molars. Mesioangular type, male gender, age group 21-28 years were the prominent factors associated with distal caries in second molar teeth due to impacted third molars.

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Mesioangular impactionOrthopantomogramsRadiographic study

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PMID28511504
PMCPMC5427430
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