## 3 Results
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Number of Third Molars (\(n\))**} & \(p\)**-Value** \\ \hline
**Side of the Third Molar** & **Erupted (\(n=716\))** & **Partially Impacted (\(n=487\))** & **Completely Impacted (\(n=549\))** & \\ \hline Maxilla right & 266 & 41 & 106 & \(p>0.05\) \\ \hline Maxilla left & 246 & 41 & 120 & \(p>0.05\) \\ \hline Mandible right & 101 & 208 & 69 & \(p<0.05\) \\ \hline Mandible left & 103 & 197 & 254 & \(p<0.05\) \\ \hline Total & 716 & \multicolumn{3}{c}{1036} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 3: Distribution of erupted, partially impacted, and completely impacted third molars. and root resorption of the adjacent teeth. Pericoronitis was observed as the most frequent pathology in both the completely impacted and partially impacted groups, with 76 (14%) and 102 (21%) cases, respectively. Caries was not diagnosed with completely impacted teeth. The number of observed caries was low, with 73 cases observed in partially erupted teeth (representing 7% of all observed pathologies) (Table 5). Considering the distribution of pathologies by age, while pericoronitis, caries, and caries on the second molar were most common in the 30-39 age group; periodontitis, abscess-cryst, and root resorption of the adjacent teeth were most common in the 40-49 age group (Table 6). Among the impacted mandibular third molars, the majority of the patients had mesoangular impaction (42%), and only 4% of the patients had distoangular impaction. Contrary vertical impaction was the most common type in the maxillary arch (62%), and horizontal impaction was the least prevalent type (3%) (Table 7). \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Pathologies**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Number and Percentage of Patients by Age Group (\%)**} \\ \cline{2-7}  & **16–19** & **20–29** & **30–39** & **40–49** & **50–59** & **60–65** & **Total** \\ \hline  & (\(n=98\)) & (\(n=720\)) & (\(n=150\)) & (\(n=40\)) & (\(n=14\)) & (\(n=14\)) & (\(n=1036\)) \\ \hline Pericoronitis & 12 (12\%) & 127 (17\%) & 33 (22\%) & 5 (12\%) & 1 (7\%) & — & 178 (17\%) \\ \hline Caries & 2 (5\%) & 19 (2\%) & 39 (26\%) & 10 (25\%) & 2 (14\%) & 1 (7\%) & 73 (7\%) \\ \hline Periodontitis & — & 14 (1\%) & 13 (8\%) & 12 (30\%) & 4 (28\%) & — & 43 (4\%) \\ \hline Abscess-Cyssts & — & 1 (0\%) & 23 (15\%) & 10 (25\%) & — & 1 (7\%) & 35 (3\%) \\ \hline Caries on the second molar & — & 21 (2\%) & 10 (6\%) & 2 (5\%) & — & — & 33 (3\%) \\ \hline Root resorption of the adjacent teeth & — & 4 (0\%) & 10 (6\%) & 7 (17\%) & — & — & 21 (2\%) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 6: Distribution of pathologies occurring in third molars according to age. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Pathologies**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Completely Impacted Third**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Partially Impacted Third**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Total Number of Partially**} \\  & **Molar (\(n=549\))** & & & **Molar (\(n=487\))** \\ \hline Pericoronitis & 76 (14\%) & 102 (21\%) & 178 (17\%) \\ \hline Caries & - & 73 (15\%) & 73 (7\%) \\ \hline Periodontitis & 16 (3\%) & 27 (6\%) & 43 (4\%) \\ \hline Abscess-Cyssts & 21 (4\%) & 14 (3\%) & 35 (3\%) \\ \hline Caries on the second molar & 18 (3\%) & 15 (3\%) & 33 (3\%) \\ \hline Root resorption of the adjacent teeth & 13 (2\%) & 8 (1\%) & 21 (2\%) \\ \hline  & Number of pathologies in completely impacted third molars = 144 & Number of pathologies in partially impacted third molars = 239 & Total number of pathologies in partially and completely impacted third molars = 383 \\ \hline  & & & & \\ \end{tabular}
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Table 5: Distribution of pathologies associated with partially and completely impacted third molars. While symptoms were observed in 144 (26%) of the completely impacted third molars, symptoms were observed in 239 (49%) of the partially impacted third molars.