Dentigerous Cystic Changes in the Follicles Associated with Radiographically Normal Impacted Mandibular Third Molars

Table 2

Relationship between dentigerous cystic changes and angulation, depth, and relation of the impacted tooth to ramus.

Parameters related to impaction		Number ()	Dentigerous cyst		value
			Present	Absent
Angulation of the impacted third molar	Mesioangular	52	7 (13.5%)	45 (86.5%)	0.816
	Horizontal	25	4 (16%)	21 (84%)
	Vertical	28	6 (21.4%)	22 (78.6%)
	Distoangular	8	1 (12.5%)	7 (87.5%)
Depth of impaction	Position A	37	5 (13.5%)	32 (86.5%)	0.826
	Position B	68	12 (17.6%)	56 (82.4%)
	Position C	8	1 (12.5%)	7 (87.5%)
Relationship of the impacted tooth with ramus	Class I	41	7 (17.1%)	34 (82.9%)	0.442
	Class II	64	11 (17.2%)	53 (82.8%)
	Class III	8	0 (0%)	8 (100%)
Side distribution	Left	51	9 (17.6%)	42 (82.4%)	0.65
	Right	62	9 (14.5%)	53 (85.5%)