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.
| Angulation | Group I | Group II | Group III | Total | 2-value | Grand Total (%) | Right (%) | Left (%) | Right (%) | Left (%) | Right (%) | Left (%) | Right (%) | Left (%) |
| Mesioangular | 87 (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
| 355 (35.93) |
| Distoangular | 41 (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
| 151 (15.28) |
| Horizontal | 19 (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
| 93 (9.41) |
| Vertical | 92 (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
| 389 (39.37) |
| Total (%) | 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-value | 26.81 0.0002 S
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