ArticleClinical oral investigations2020
Three-dimensional position of mandibular third molars and its association with distal caries in mandibular second molars: a cone beam computed tomographic study.
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- Parameters associated with radiographic distal surface caries in the mandibular second molar adjacent to an impacted third molar.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The Association Between Skeletal Facial Types and Third Molars Impaction in a Saudi Arabian Subpopulation: A CBCT Study.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2023Article
- Mandibular Second Molars and Their Pathologies Related to the Position of the Mandibular Third Molar: A Radiographic Study.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2023Article
- Computer-aided three-dimensional assessment of periodontal healing distal to the mandibular second molar after coronectomy of the mandibular third molar: a prospective study.BMC oral health · 2020Article
- Sex-related variation in the dimensions of the mandibular ramus and its relationship with lower third molar impaction.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2020Article
- Unusual role in occlusion and mastication of a horizontal positioned erupted mandibular third molar: a rare case.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieArticle
- Can the Position of the Impacted Third Molars Be an Early Risk Indicator of Pathological Conditions? A Retrospective Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study.Journal of oral & maxillofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze the prevalence of distal caries in mandibular second molars (M2Ms) and its correlation with the three-dimensional position of mandibular third molars (M3Ms) by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. MATERIALS AND
methodsCBCT scans involving 421 M3Ms were assessed. The presence of distal caries of M2Ms, patient age and gender, impaction depths and mesial angulation of M3Ms, the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) distances and contact point localization, and the horizontal positions of M3Ms were assessed. Risk factors were identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis.
resultsThe overall prevalence of distal caries in M2Ms was 31.6%. Mesial angulation (16°-75°) of M3Ms, contact point localization at or below the CEJ of M2Ms, and a buccal or lingual position of M3Ms relative to the molar line were identified as risk factors for the prevalence of distal caries in M2Ms (p < 0.05). Distal caries was more severe when the mesial angulation of M3Ms was 16°-75° (p < 0.05).
conclusionsBuccal or lingual position of M3Ms may represent a new risk factor for the distal caries in M2Ms. Mesial angulation (16°-75°) of M3Ms is a predictive parameter for both the presence and severity of distal caries in M2Ms. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: As the presence of distal caries in M2Ms is significantly associated with the three-dimensional position of M3Ms, watchful monitoring or prophylactic removal of M3Ms should be deliberated when M3Ms are mesially angulated (16°-75°), buccally or lingually positioned, and with the contact point localization at or below the CEJ of M2Ms.
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