prevalence of patterns of impacted third molars

Aim: as the patterns of impaction can affect the treatment plan of removing or remaining the impacted tooth, the difficulty of surgery, and the post-surgical complications, this survey aimed for assessment of the mandibular wisdom tooth impaction patterns in terms of angulation and depth in the north population of iran. materials and methods: 196 panoramic radiographs were gathered from patients attending to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of gums in 2018-2019. to perform this retrospective study the prevalence of impaction, angulation, and the level of the eruption were assessed. the data were analyzed by spss 16. results: this study found that the most common pattern of impacted mandibular third molars was level b in terms of depth and mesioangular in terms of angulation. conclusion: the current study notes the importance of determining the angulation and level of wisdom tooth in designing the pre-surgical treatment and in post-surgical complaints.