Presence of third molar germs in orthodontic patients in Japan

• Published in: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 119; no. 3; pp. 245 - 250
• Main Authors: Kajii, Takashi, Imai, Tohru, Kajii, Saori, Iida, Junichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Adolescent; Cephalometry; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Female; Humans; Japan; Male; Malocclusion - classification; Malocclusion - diagnostic imaging; Malocclusion, Angle Class II - diagnostic imaging; Malocclusion, Angle Class II - pathology; Malocclusion, Angle Class III - diagnostic imaging; Malocclusion, Angle Class III - pathology; Mandible; Maxilla; Molar, Third - anatomy & histology; Molar, Third - diagnostic imaging; Orthodontics, Corrective; Radiography, Panoramic; Tooth Eruption; Tooth Germ - anatomy & histology; Tooth Germ - diagnostic imaging; Tooth, Impacted - diagnostic imaging

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the existence of third molar germs in orthodontic patients in Japan and to examine the relationship between the existence of third molars and sagittal maxillomandibular jaw relationships. The subjects comprised 306 patients from the orthodontic clini...