Evaluation of the follicular space volume of lower third molars with different impaction positions and angulations: A cone-beam computed tomography and histopathological study

Marlene Barroso, Luis E. Arriola-Guillén, Vinicius Dutra, Julio Escoto Rodríguez, Gerardo Ruales Suárez

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Abstract

Objective: To quantify the volume of the follicular spaces of impacted lower third molars (ILTMs) with different impaction positions and angulations using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to determine its association with the histopathological findings. Study design: This study included 103 ILTMs of 33 men and 70 women aged 18–46 years (mean age, 29.18 years). The follicular space volumes were measured on CBCT by manual segmentation and correlated with the histopathological diagnosis of each ILTM having different impaction positions and angulations. Statistical Product and Service Solutions, version 24, was used for statistical analyses by applying the t-test and binary logistic regression and multiple linear regression tests (p < 0.05). Results: Overall, 83 (80.6%) dental follicles presented a non-pathological diagnosis (mean follicular volume, 0.10 cm3), whereas 20 (19.4%) presented a pathological diagnosis (mean follicular volume, 0.32 cm3; p = 0.001). Similarly, the impaction depth in Position C cases was associated with a pathological diagnosis (p = 0.010). Conclusion: The follicular volume of the ILTMs varied significantly in teeth with a histopathological diagnosis of a follicular cyst and was associated with the impaction depth, mainly in Position C cases, and its relationship with the mandibular ramus. A mean follicular volume of 0.32 cm3 was associated with a greater probability of a pathological diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere15013
JournalHeliyon
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Follicular space
  • Impacted lower third molar
  • Pericoronal pathosis
  • cbct

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