Correlation Of Mandibular 3rd Molars With Angle Fractures

Mandible is considered as the strongest bone in the facial skeleton. However, due to its anatomic ,exposed position and configuration, traumatic forces leading to fracture are reported to be high. This study focuses on understanding the correlation between angle fracture and impacted 3rd molars. This study aims to assess the correlation of mandibular 3rd molars with mandibular angle fractures. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the patient records from the Department of oral and maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai from June 2019 -April 2020. Patients who underwent treatment for mandibular angle fractures were taken into this study.Sampling done by means of systematic Sampling. Data was collected and then subjected to statistical analysis. Microsoft excel 2016 (Microsoft office 10) data spreadsheet was used to collect data and later exported to the statistical package for social sciences for windows version 20.0, SPSS INC Chicago IU USA. The total sample size of the study was 24. Prevalence of angle fracture was found to be higher in (17-25) years age group (45.8%) followed by 26-35 years (41.7%). Among males and females, males showed a higher prevalence of angle fracture (91.7%). About (75%) of angle fractures were associated with impacted third molars and right Angle fractures (70.8%) were more prevalent than left angle fractures. Within the limits of the study, it was found that angle fracture was more prevalent in males (91.7%) and in the age group (17-25)years (45.8%) respectively and the prevalence of angle fractures associated with third molars was about (75%). Although, no statistical significance was found in the correlation of age and gender with angle fracture respectively