Rabia Anjum, Nadia Naseem, Ah Nagi.
Age, Gender and Pattern Distribution of Impacted Third Molar among the patients Attending Teaching Hospital of Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;8(3):562-4.

Aim: To determine the distribution of age, gender and pattern of impacted third molar. Method: This descriptive study was conducted at department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, University of Health Sciences Lahore Pakistan. Patients complaining of impacted teeth along with two diagnostic X rays, age, gender, type of impaction and associated pathology were recorded. Results: Total of 100 patients was included in this study. Out of these males were predominant. The mean age was found to be 27.58±6.45 years. Mandibular impactions were most common (96%). Regarding angulation, mesioangular impaction (58%) were frequently found and pain was the commonest symptom(80%) associated with impacted teeth. Conclusion: Impacted third molar is predominantly seen in mandible with the males being most commonly involved. Mesioangular impactions were the most common.

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