Is Surgical Removal of Asymptomatic Third Molars in the Horizontal III-C Position Advisable? A Pilot Study of Tomographic Evaluation
Analysis of cone-beam computed tomography parasagittal sections of third molars classified in horizontal III-C position, revealed proximity of impacted teeth to the mandibular canal roof, mainly in the midline between the buccal and lingual external cortices.
Authors
- Yuri de Lima Medeiros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4013-7752)
- Marcelo Tarcísio Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2943-6433)
- Marcelo Santos Bahia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6714-4680)
- Marcos Vinícius Queiróz de Paula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-8648)
- Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1258-7331)
- Marcella Yumi Kadooka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4279-3956)
- João Paulo da Silva Guilherme
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (BR)
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Clinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Centro Universitário Academia (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Research
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2024.15304
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.99