3. BÜYÜK AZILARDA GÖMÜKLÜK VE CERRAHÎ ÇEKİM SIKLIĞI-THE PREVALANCE OF THIRD MOLAR IMPACTION AND THE FREQUENCY OF THEIR SURGICAL EXTRACTIONS

OZET 1000 hastada retrospektif olarak yapilan bu calismada 3. buyuk azilarin gomukluk sikliginin ve cekim turlerinin cinsiyete, alt ve ust ceneye gore dagilimlari istatiksel olarak arastirilmistir. 3. buyuk azilarin yaklasik 113'nun gomuk oldugu ve ancak cerrahi cekimle cikarilabildikleri, cerrahi cekimleri 10-29 yas grubunda artis gosterdigi, yas arttikca cerrahi cekimlerin azaldigi gorulmustur. Ust cenede gomuk 3. buyuk azi disleri kadinlarda erkeklerden anlamli bir sekilde farkli oldugu bulunmustur. 3. buyuk azilarin ve onlarin cerrahi cekimlerinin hem kadinlarda hem de erkeklerde anlamli bir sekilde artis gosterdigi saptanmistir. Anahtar sozcukler: 3. buyuk azilar, cerrahi cekim. ABSTRACT In this study which was made an 1000 patients retrospectively, attempts were made to investigate statistically the distribution frequency of the impactness of the third molars and their extraction types according to age, sex and their localizations as per the maxilla and the mandible. It was concluded that approximately 1/3 of the molars were impacted and could only be extracted by surgery, that surgical extractions showed an increase at the age group of 10-29, and that surgical extractions decreased as the age advanced. The maxillary impacted third molars were found to be statistically more different in females than in males. It was also detected that third molars and their surgical extration showed a significant increase both in females and in males. Key words: Third molars, surgical extraction.