Frequency of Distal Caries of 2nd Molar with Mesio-Angular Impaction in Subset of Karachi Population

Abstract

Background:The oral cavity has four 3 rd molars, commonly termed wisdom teeth. These molars may erupt in an appropriate anatomical place and become functional, or they may erupt partly or non-functionally, in which case they are known to as impacted. Therefore, the study aimed to measure the frequency of distal caries of 2 nd molars in the presence of mesio-angular impacted 3 rd molars and its association with the other type of impactions among patients. Methods: It was a retrospective cross-sectional study done at the Oral Medicine and Diagnosis