Risk Factors for Distal Caries of Second Molars Adjacent to Mandibular Impacted Third Molars

Selcuk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Decay, Dental; Impacted Third Molar Tooth

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Clinical examination after surgery; Diagnostic Test: Radiologic examination on orthopantomogram

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06017570

SelcukU003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Distal surfaces of second molars adjacent to wisdom teeth are always at risk for caries and external root resorption. The incidence of caries is high, especially in partially impacted third molars in mesioangular and horizontal positions. In this study, investigators aimed to examine the caries correlation in the distal second molar with the age, gender, side and DMFT scores of the participants.

Enrollment: 639 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being between 20 and 40 years old
• having a surgery appointment for removal of the partially impacted third molar which is mesioangular or horizontal position
• having an orthopantomogram on the database
• and having a second molar adjacent to the impacted third molar

Exclusion criteria

• crowned or restored the second molar
• any surgery related to the contact area
• any pathology related to the second or third molar
• a radiological artifact on the contact area
• insufficient radiological quality for the evaluation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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639 participants in 3 patient groups

Low-risk Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants with DMFT score: 0 or 1.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiologic examination on orthopantomogram

Diagnostic Test: Clinical examination after surgery

Modarate-risk Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants with DMFT score: 2, 3, 4 or 5.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiologic examination on orthopantomogram

Diagnostic Test: Clinical examination after surgery

High-risk Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants with DMFT score above 5.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiologic examination on orthopantomogram

Diagnostic Test: Clinical examination after surgery