Risk Factors for Distal Caries of Second Molars Adjacent to Mandibular Impacted Third Molars

Selcuk University639 enrolled

Overview

Distal surfaces of second molars adjacent to wisdom teeth are always at risk for caries and external root resorption. The incidence of caries is high, especially in partially impacted third molars in mesioangular and horizontal positions. In this study, investigators aimed to examine the caries correlation in the distal second molar with the age, gender, side and DMFT scores of the participants.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

639

Conditions

Decay, Dental Impacted Third Molar Tooth

Interventions

Radiologic examination on orthopantomogramDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Caries examination on the distal side of the adjacent second molar in the orthopantomogram of patients with an appointment for the extraction of mesioangular or horizontal partially impacted third molars

Clinical examination after surgeryDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

İnspectional caries examination on the distal side of the adjacent second molar after surgery of patients with mesioangular or horizontal partially impacted third molars

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * being between 20 and 40 years old * having a surgery appointment for removal of the partially impacted third molar which is mesioangular or horizontal position * having an orthopantomogram on the database * and having a second molar adjacent to the impacted third molar Exclusion Criteria: * crowned or restored the second molar * any surgery related to the contact area * any pathology related to the second or third molar * a radiological artifact on the contact area * insufficient radiological quality for the evaluation.

Locations (1)

Selcuk University, Faculty of Dentistry

Konya, Selçuklu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Radiologic examination

Radiologic examination on the distal side of the second molar for tooth decay

Time frame: 10 minute before the start of surgery

Intra-oral examination

Obtaining DMFT score

Time frame: 10 minute before the start of surgery

Clinical examination

Clinical examination (intra-oral) on the distal side of the second molar for tooth decay

Time frame: 1 minutes after the removal of third molar

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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