Third Molar Comparison in Class I and II Extraction and Non-extraction Orthodontic Treatment: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study

• Main Authors: Danelin Peña-Reyes (Author), Jessica Quereza Freitas (Author), Karina Maria Salvatore Freitas (Author), Silvio Augusto Bellini-Pereira (Author), Aron Aliaga-Del Castillo (Author), Guilherme Janson (Author), Marcos Roberto Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 2148-9505; 10.4274/TurkJOrthod.2023.2022.160
• Keywords: molar; tooth; unerupted; tooth eruption; ectopic; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Turkish Journal of Orthodontics, Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 7-13 (2024)

Objective: This study compared third molar angulation and eruption status in Class I and II malocclusions after orthodontic treatment with and without first premolar extractions. Methods: The sample comprised 93 patients divided into four groups: Group 1, Class I malocclusion treated with first premolar extractions; Group 2, Class I malocclusion treated without extractions; Group 3, Class II malocclusion treated with first premolar extractions; and Group 4, Class II malocclusion treated without extractions. Panoramic radiographs were used to evaluate the third molar mesiodistal angulations at T1 (pretreatment), T2 (posttreatment), and T3 (long-term posttreatment). Third molar eruption status was assessed in dental casts. Intergroup angulations and eruption status comparisons were performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by Tukey's test and Kruskal-Wallis test, respectively. Results: Significantly greater mesial angulation and percentage of erupted right maxillary third molars were observed in the Class I extraction group. Significantly greater eruption status of the right mandibular third molars was observed in the Class I and Class II malocclusion extraction groups. Conclusion: Class I and II malocclusion extraction treatment exhibited more favorable angulations and a greater number of erupted third molars than non-extraction treatment. The non-extraction groups exhibited a greater percentage of unerupted third molars.