MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR- A RISK FACTOR FOR ANGLE FRACTURE

Authors

  • Nadia Ashraf Police and Services Hospital, Peshawar.
  • Basheer Rehman Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Qiam ud Din Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i1.527

Keywords:

lower third molar, angle fracture, mandible

Abstract

Objective:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between mandibular third molar and angle fracture.
Materials and Methods:This cross sectional study was carried out on 156 patients presenting to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar from May 2008 to April 2011. Each patient was thoroughly examined clinically and radiographically to determine the presence or absence of mandibular third molar in relation to angle fracture.
Results:Majority of the patients were young adults with male to female ratio of 4.3:1. In 73.7% of the angle fractured patients, lower third molar was present (p=0.00) which was considered statistically significant. Patients with unerupted lower third molar had 2.2 times more risk of angle fracture as compared to patients with third molar fully erupted.
Conclusion:The presence of mandibular third molar is significantly associated with an increased risk for angle fracture (p<0.05).

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Published

2013-12-31

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Nadia Ashraf, Basheer Rehman, & Qiam ud Din. (2013). MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR- A RISK FACTOR FOR ANGLE FRACTURE. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 4(1), 25–28. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i1.527

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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