European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

: 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