Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8700438 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2018 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
The results of the present study have shown that the presence of impacted third molars increases by 3.16 times the risk of mandibular angle fractures in adults, with the greatest risk present when third molars are classified as IIIC according to Pell and Gregory. The available evidence is not sufficiently robust to determine whether third molar presence or the level of impaction is the main causative factor for the occurrence of mandibular angle fractures.
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Authors
Wagner de Sousa PhD, VinÃcius Lima BDS, Luciana Monti DDS, MSc, PhD, Pâmela LetÃcia DDS, MSc, PhD, André LuÃs DDS, MSc, PhD, Paulo Henrique Luiz DDS, MSc, PhD, Luiz Renato DDS, MSc, PhD,