Prevalencia de inclusión o retención de terceros molares inferiores en pacientes de clínica integral UCSG 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: the third molars are dental vestiges that were used to chew because primitive man had a long jaw so there was space for the third molars, which participated in the chewing process. Dental retention is defined as the process where the primary teeth remain locked in the maxillary bone after the normal eruption period. It is called dental inclusion when the crown of the tooth remains within the maxillary bone and does not erupt after 2 years of the normal eruption time. The definitive treatment is extraction. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of inclusion or retention of lower third molars in patients of the UCSG 2022 Integral Clinic. Materials and Methods: This research has a quantitative approach with a descriptive, observational and non-experimental design and is prospective transversal. A total of 52 cases registered at the UCSG Integral Clinic were used. For the collection, classification and analysis of data, the Pell and Gregory and Winnter classifications were used. Results: The analysis of the data collected shows that there is a significant prevalence of retention or inclusion of the third molars in the female sex, class IA and vertical angulation in the teeth on the right side. Conclusion: It is determined that the results obtained in this investigation are similar in other studies, so it is concluded that the IA group is observed more frequently. There is a slight difference between the cases of vertical and mesioangular angulation.