Clinical Study

Evaluation of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars by Panoramic Radiography

Table 3

Radiographic angulation wise distribution of total right and left sides impacted mandibular third molars.

AngulationGroup IGroup IIGroup IIITotal 2-value Grand Total
𝑛 (%)
Right
𝑛 (%)
Left
𝑛 (%)
Right
𝑛 (%)
Left
𝑛 (%)
Right
𝑛 (%)
Left
𝑛 (%)
Right
𝑛 (%)
Left
𝑛 (%)

Mesioangular87 (8.80)84 (8.50)73 (7.38)56 (5.66)27 (2.73)28 (2.83)187 (18.92)168 (17.00)0.52
NS
𝑃 > . 0 5
355
(35.93)

Distoangular41 (4.14)36 (3.64)32 (3.23)38 (3.84)1 (0.10)3 (0.30)74
(7.48)
77
(7.79)
0.41
NS
𝑃 > . 0 5
151
(15.28)

Horizontal19 (1.92)27 (2.73)14 (1.41)20 (2.02)6 (0.60)7 (0.70)39
(3.94)
54
(5.46)
0.94
NS
𝑃 > . 0 5
93
(9.41)

Vertical92 (9.31)107 (10.82)84 (8.50)97 (9.81)4 (0.40)5 (0.50)180 (18.21)209 (21.15)0.99
NS
𝑃 > . 0 5
389
(39.37)

Total
𝑛 (%)
239 (24.19)254 (25.70)203 (20.54)211 (21.35)38 (3.84)43 (4.35)480 (48.58)508 (51.41)988
(100)

2-value26.81
0.0002
S
𝑃 < . 0 5
31.18
𝑃 < . 0 0 0 1
S
𝑃 < . 0 5