Abstract
Third molars (M3s) can increase the pathological risks of neighboring second molars (M2s). However, whether the M3 presence affects M2 loss remains unknown. This retrospective study aimed to reveal the reasons for M2 loss and how M2 loss relates to neighboring M3s. The medical records and radiographic images of patients with removed M2(s) were reviewed to analyze why the teeth were extracted and if those reasons were related to adjacent M3s. Ultimately, 800 patients with 908 removed M2s were included. In the included quadrants, 526 quadrants with M3s were termed the M3 (+) group, and the other 382 quadrants without M3s were termed the M3 (−) group. The average age of patients in the M3 (+) group was 52.4 ± 14.8 years and that of the M3 (−) group was 56.7 ± 14.9 years, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Of the 908 M2s, 433 (47.7%) were removed due to caries and sequelae and 300 (33.0%) were removed due to periodontal diseases. Meanwhile, 14.4% of the M2s with adjacent M3s were removed due to distal caries and periodontitis, which were closely related to the neighboring M3s; this percentage was much lower when M3 were absent (1.8%). Additionally, 42.2% of M3s were removed simultaneously with neighboring M2s. The presence of M3s, regardless of impaction status, was associated with an earlier loss of their neighboring M2s.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
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