AIM: To study the prevalence of distoangular impactions among patients in a Chennai based dental college. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in a private university setting. The data was collected retrospectively from the digital archives information system and data was confirmed using photographic checking. 1901 subjects fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion were included in the study. RESULTS: It was observed that distoangular impactions were the third most prevalent type of impactions of third molar teeth. The distoangular impactions were found to be significantly higher in terms of incidence among female subjects (12.62%) compared to male subjects (10.21%). CONCLUSION: Third molar impactions are fairly common among patients. Impacted teeth are a reason for pain and infection in the posterior aspect of the mouth. The most common approach for an impacted third molar is its surgical extraction. This study reflects on the patterns and trends of the various types of impactions of third molars among patients based on gender and age.

distoangular, impactions, prevalence, third molar,innovative study