Radiolucencies associated with the second molar adjacent to the impacted third molar in the maxilla in comparison to the mandible

Maria Jabbar; Muhammad Aman; Maidah Aziz; Hira Butt; Nayab Rauf; Khadija Amjad

doi:10.37762/jgmds.10-1.343

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Radiolucencies associated with the second molar adjacent to the impacted third molar in the maxilla in comparison to the mandible

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Maria Jabbar Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Sharif Medical & Dental College,Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Aman General Dental Practitioner, Irfan Dental Clinic,Jhelum, Pakistan

Maidah Aziz General Dental Practitioner,Lahore, Pakistan

Hira Butt Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Sharif Medical & Dental College,Lahore, Pakistan

Nayab Rauf Department of Prosthodontic, 28 Military Dental Centre CMH,Lahore, Pakistan

Khadija Amjad School of Health Professions Education, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To ?nd the frequency radiolucencies associated with the second molar adjacent to an impacted third molar in the maxilla as compared to the mandible. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 385 Orthopantomograms (OPG) of patients visiting Sharif Medical and Dental College (SMDC), Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) and Institute of Dentistry, CMH, Lahore Medical College, Lahore over a period of th ree months from December 2020 to February 2021. Patients above the age of 21 years were included in this study. Grossly carious third molars with inadequate tooth structure to be evaluated and patients with missing maxillary and mandibular third molars were excluded from the study. RESULTS The association between periapical radiolucencies (p=0.140), pericoronal radiolucencies (p=1.000) and external root resorption (p= 0.157) with the arch type (mandible/ maxilla) were not statistically signi?cant but that of caries with the arch was signi?cant (p=0.001). CONCLUSION The periapical and pericoronal radiolucencies, caries and external root resorption associated with the second molar in the presence of an impacted third molar were higher in the mandible as compared to the maxilla.

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Page(s) 70-73

DOI 10.37762/jgmds.10-1.343

Published Journal: Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Sciences, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Year: 2023

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Keywords

caries, Mandible, Pericoronal radiolucency, Periapical radiolucency, Maxilla, External root resorption

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