Influence of third molar space on angulation and dental arch crowding

• Published in: Odontology Vol. 101; no. 1; pp. 22 - 28
• Main Authors: Hasegawa, Yuh, Terada, Kazuto, Kageyama, Ikuo, Tsuchimochi, Takashi, Ishikawa, Fujiro, Nakahara, Sen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Society of the Nippon Dental University 01.01.2013; Springer Japan; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 45° oblique cephalogram; Adolescent; Anterior crowding; Asymmetry; Case-Control Studies; Cephalometry; Dental Arch - pathology; Dental research; Dentistry; Female; Ganss ratio; Humans; Incisor - pathology; Irregularity index; Male; Malocclusion - ethnology; Malocclusion - etiology; Malocclusion - pathology; Mandible; Medicine; Molar, Third - pathology; Mongolia; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Original Article; Teeth; Third molar; Tooth Eruption; Tooth, Impacted - complications; Tooth, Impacted - ethnology; Tooth, Impacted - pathology; Young Adult; Mongolia; Anterior crowding; Ganss ratio; Third molar; 45° oblique cephalogram; Irregularity index

[Abstract] The influence of the third molars on mandibular incisor crowding has been extensively studied but remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether, in Mongolian subjects, the lower third molar can affect anterior crowding and/or the inclination of teeth in the low...