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Prevalence of impacted tooth: A radiographic study of 750 cases

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Dr. Mitulkumar K Bhut

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Background and Aim: To investigate the prevalence of impacted teeth. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of the OPG x ray of 750 patients was done to rule out the impacted tooth in relation to angulation of tooth, age and sex. Result: OPG x ray of 750 patients were examined from age 17 to 50 years. The Prevalence of impacted teeth were 67.2% among this age group found. Mandibular third molar teeth were encountered most common impacted tooth (62%) followed by maxillary third molar and others. Conclusion: In our study impacted teeth was more commonly seen in younger population. The mandibular third molars were the most common impacted with mesio angular pattern.

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