Abstract
Introduction: Mandibular third molars are frequently impacted, motivating its surgical removal, can injure the inferior dental nerve. Methods: It was a basic, non-experimental, correlational and cross-sectional research. It had a population of 1422 tomographies and after verifying the inclusion criteria, a sample of 293 tomographies was taken, obtaining 475 third molars to carry out the study. Used three-dimensional imaging software program CS. A pilot test was performed in order to verify the degree of concordance using the Kappa statistical verifi-cation, giving a rate of 0.88. Results: It was found that 41.7% of the molars had contact with the mandibular canal and were located inferiorly (48.2%). Conclusions: The results of the present study show that there is a statistically significant relationship between the apex contact of the third molar and the location of the mandibular canal.
| Translated title of the contribution | Lower third molar contact and mandibular canal location in tomography |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 2-7 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Avances en Odontoestomatologia |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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