Prevalencia de la agenesia de terceros molares en pacientes atendidos en la Clínica Odontológica de la UCSG durante el semestre A 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Dental agenesis is considered one of the most frequent oral and craniofacial development anomalies in humans. Some authors associate third molar agenesis with different genes that code for growth factors, others associate it as a consequence of the decrease in chewing activity. Objective: The objective of this work was to establish the prevalence of agenesis of third molars in patients treated at the UCSG dental clinic during the semester A - 2023. Materials and Methods: A prospective cross-sectional review of panoramic radiographs of patients at the UCSG Clinic was carried out from May 8 to August 31, 2023. Results: A total of 63 panoramic radiographs were analyzed and it was found that 46.03% had agenesis of third molars, the highest number of agenesis of third molars was 1 single dental organ in 19.05%, 2.8 being the organ. with the highest prevalence in 6.74% Conclusions: It can be concluded that dental agenesis occurs in a similar way in both men and women and that in most cases at least one third molar agenesis will be present.