Transalveolar Extractions in Different Age Groups

Abstract

To evaluate the prevalence of difficult extractions in different age groups. A retrospective study was done in an institutional setting. The data was retrieved from the college's patient records. All the patients who underwent transalveolar extractions were included in this study at a given time frame from june 2019 to march 2020. The patients' age, gender and method of extraction were retrieved and tabulated. The data was then analyzed using a software (SPSS). A total of 291 patients were involved in this study,majority of the patients belonged to the 31-40 years age group, 160 patients being male and the remaining 131 being female patients. Most difficult tooth which was commonly encountered during extraction was lower mandibular third molars. Lower third molars are one of the most difficult teeth to be extracted, an increased number of cases were seen in the 31-40 years age group, hence a better approach and skill to be trained in extracting lower third molars can be done in order to avoid further complications.