PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT APPROACHES OF IMPACTED TEETH IN OLDER ADULTS

Abstract

Introduction: The primary aim of our study was to identify the problemscaused by impacted teeth and to discuss treatment alternatives in older adults. Thesecondary aim of the study was to investigate the presence, frequency, and positionof impacted teeth in older adults and to investigate the reasons for impaction.Materials and Methods: The study included 79,733 patients who were admittedto the Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Dentistry since December 2013.From these patients, 8,670 panoramic radiographs of patients aged 60 years andolder were evaluated retrospectively.Results: The most common impacted teeth were the third molar (453, 77.3%),canine (109, 18.6%), and premolar (13, 2.2%). There was a statistically significantdifference between the presence of an impacted tooth and the outcome oftreatment (p