Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital

Bahar Kaplan; Nursezen Kavasoğlu

doi:10.32322/jhsm.1918623

Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital

Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of impacted teeth, their distribution according to tooth number, and their impaction patterns using panoramic radiographs in individuals who presented to Batman University Faculty of Dentistry Hospital. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, panoramic radiographs of individuals aged 18 years and older who attended Batman University Faculty of Dentistry Hospital within a one-year period were evaluated. A total of 409 individuals were included. The presence of impacted teeth, their distribution according to tooth number, and impaction patterns (vertical, mesioangular, distoangular, horizontal, and buccolingual) were assessed on panoramic radiographs. Age was categorized as 18-30, 31-40, 41-50, and ≥51 years. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 27.0.1, and relationships between variables were analyzed using the chi-square test (p<0.05). Results: Of the 409 patients included, 228 (55.7%) were female and 181 (44.3%) were male. At least one impacted tooth was detected in 165 patients (40.3%). No significant association was found between sex and the presence of impacted teeth (p=0.842). Impacted teeth were observed most frequently in the 18-30-year age group, and the likelihood of having an impacted tooth in this group was approximately 3.1 times higher than in older age groups (OR=3.09; 95% CI: 2.04-4.65; p<0.001). A total of 366 impacted teeth were evaluated, and mandibular third molars were the most frequently impacted teeth. Vertical impaction was the most common pattern, and a significant association was found between tooth number and impaction pattern (p<0.001). Conclusion: Impacted teeth were found to have a considerable prevalence among adults in the Batman region, with mandibular third molars being the most commonly affected teeth. Panoramic radiographic evaluation is an important tool for the early diagnosis and clinical management of impacted teeth.

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Supporting Institution

No external financial support was received for this study.

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Batman University Faculty of Dentistry (approval no: 2026/02-11, date: 20.01.2026).

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Bahar Kaplan
0009-0007-6046-7242
Türkiye

Nursezen Kavasoğlu ^*
0009-0008-7293-6461
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 20, 2026

Submission Date

March 29, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 25, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1918623

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APA

Kaplan, B., & Kavasoğlu, N. (2026). Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, 9(4), 1052-1057. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1918623

AMA

1.Kaplan B, Kavasoğlu N. Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2026;9(4):1052-1057. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1918623

Chicago

Kaplan, Bahar, and Nursezen Kavasoğlu. 2026. “Prevalence, Distribution, and Impaction Patterns of Impacted Teeth in Adults: A Retrospective Panoramic Radiographic Study in a University Hospital”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 9 (4): 1052-57. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1918623.

EndNote

Kaplan B, Kavasoğlu N (July 1, 2026) Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 9 4 1052–1057.

IEEE

[1]B. Kaplan and N. Kavasoğlu, “Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital”, J Health Sci Med / JHSM, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1052–1057, July 2026, doi: 10.32322/jhsm.1918623.

ISNAD

Kaplan, Bahar - Kavasoğlu, Nursezen. “Prevalence, Distribution, and Impaction Patterns of Impacted Teeth in Adults: A Retrospective Panoramic Radiographic Study in a University Hospital”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 9/4 (July 1, 2026): 1052-1057. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1918623.

JAMA

1.Kaplan B, Kavasoğlu N. Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2026;9:1052–1057.

MLA

Kaplan, Bahar, and Nursezen Kavasoğlu. “Prevalence, Distribution, and Impaction Patterns of Impacted Teeth in Adults: A Retrospective Panoramic Radiographic Study in a University Hospital”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, vol. 9, no. 4, July 2026, pp. 1052-7, doi:10.32322/jhsm.1918623.

Vancouver

1.Bahar Kaplan, Nursezen Kavasoğlu. Prevalence, distribution, and impaction patterns of impacted teeth in adults: a retrospective panoramic radiographic study in a university hospital. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2026 Jul. 1;9(4):1052-7. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1918623