Pattern of Eruption of the Third Molar Teeth in the Age Group of 17-25 years of Medical College Students
Abstract
Introduction : Every individual person in his lifetime has two sets of teeth, the one of which appears early and falls off are temporary or milk or deciduous teeth. The temporary are replaced by the permanent teeth. The third molar teeth appears in the particular age of life and hence, is more of interest of study in forensic odontology. Objective : To study the eruption of third molar teeth among the age group of 17-25 years of Medical college students from the urban and rural background. Methods : The present study was carried out for the eruption of third molar among the 150 medical students of the age group of
17-25 years. The study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of Medical College, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The examination for the eruption of the third molar was done physically without employing any X-ray or modern techniques and the collection of demographic information. Results : The eruption of third molar teeth was seen in 54% cases
among the 150 cases and in the remaining cases it was not
erupted. Out of total 109 Urban dwellers, 55 cases
(50.45%) showed the eruption of third molar teeth and 54
cases (49.54%) did not. And 41 Rural cases, the eruption
was seen in 26 cases (63.41%) while was absent in 15
cases (36.58%)
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