Prevalence and pattern of impacted mandibular third molar: An institution-based retrospective study

• Main Authors: Sundarrajan KalaiSelvan (Author), Sappaniapillai Kathiresan Nithya Ganesh (Author), Pughalaendhi Natesh (Author), Murugesan Senthil Moorthy (Author), Thanvir Mohamed Niazi (Author), Sitharaju Santhosh Babu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: The third molar is the most frequently impacted tooth with a frequency of occurrence generally reported to be from 18 to 32%. It is considered impacted when its eruption into normal functional occlusion has been interfered with by other teeth, overlying bone or soft tissue and when it...