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Profile of treated cases |
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| Category |
Description |
n (%) |
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| Gender |
Male |
501 (46.1) |
| Female |
586 (53.9) |
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| Age (years) |
Mean |
23.3 |
| Median |
22.0 |
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| SD |
4.2 |
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| Range |
17 – 36 |
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| Degree of impaction of 3rd molar |
Fully erupted |
104 (9.6) |
| Partially erupted |
857 (78.8) |
|
| Fully impacted |
126 (11.6) |
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| Proximity to inferior alveolar nerve |
> 2 mm |
244 (22.4) |
| <= 2 mm |
843 (77.6) |
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| Duration of surgery (mins) |
Mean |
18.1 |
| Median |
18.0 |
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| SD |
7.3 |
|
| Range |
4 – 39 |
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| Seniority of surgeon |
Resident |
518 (47.7) |
| Specialist |
569 (52.3) |
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Jerjes et al. Head & Face Medicine 2006 2:14 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-2-14 |
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