Association between impacted third molars and position of the mandibular canal: a morphological analysis using cone-beam computed tomography

Our aim was to assess the association between the angle of impaction of the third molar and the position of the mandibular canal on cone-beam computed tomography (CT). We designed a retrospective study of 100 cone-beam CT images of 173 mandibular third molars that were obtained between January 2012 and December 2015, and recorded the angle of impaction of the third molar, the position of the mandibular canal in relation to the impacted tooth, and the potential contact between the roots of the tooth and the mandibular canal.

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