Panoramic Radiographic Survey of Embedded Third Molars of Basic Airman.
Abstract
A study of embedded third molars on 5,600 USAF recruits between the ages of 17 and 24 years was accomplished utilizing panoramic radiographs. The average age of the subjects was 19.5 years. Particular emphasis was given to the location, angulation and abnormal pericoronal radiolucencies. The study indicates that 65.6% of the 19.5-year-old males in the United States have from one to four embedded third molars equally divided in the four quadrants of the dental arches. In individuals of the age studied, an incidence of 43.6 follicular cysts to every 1,000 embedded third molars is suggested. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0717845
Entities
People
- Albert C. Jerman
- Charles R. Morris
Organizations
- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine