Criteria for early diagnosis of mandibular third molar agenesis based on the developmental stages of mandibular canine, first and second premolars, and second molar: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Hyuntae Kim (Author), Hong-Keun Hyun (Author), Teo Jeon Shin (Author), Young-Jae Kim (Author), Jung-Wook Kim (Author), Ki-Taeg Jang (Author), Ji-Soo Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Permanent first molars with severe dental caries, developmental defects, or involved in oral pathologies are at risk of poor prognosis in children. Accordingly, using the third molar to replace the first molar can be a good treatment option when third molar agenesis is predicted...